Rae and Fitch, both doctors, decided before they got married that having children wasn't for them. But when Rae turns thirty-three, she finds that a career simply isn't enough. She wants a child. Fitch, however, is perfectly content and sees no reason to turn his whole life upside-down. And his wife's longing soon triggers an irrational jealousy that threatens to drive her away altogether.

Beth lives in Walkersville, Maryland. She is thankful for her many children, children-in-law, step-children, foster children, grandchildren, and great-grandchildren, and is happily engaged in family history research. She's the ward Primary pianist and director of the stake family history center. She's the owner and editor of Parables, which publishes realistic LDS-themed fiction.