The Kiss - Danielle Steel

Isabelle Forrester is the wife of a Parisian banker who has long since shut her out of his heart. She has one secret pleasure: a long-distance friendship with a man who, like Isabelle, is trapped in a loveless marriage.

To Bill Robinson, Isabelle is a kindred spirit. Agreeing to meet for a few precious, innocent days in London, they find their friendship changing, and on a warm June evening, they exchange their first, searching kiss.

Time stands still - and tragedy strikes. A long journey begins - towards healing, towards hope, towards dreams of a seemingly impossible future. Isabelle and Bill cling to life. Together they must find the strength not only to embrace the future but to face what they have left behind. A tangle of changing relationships and the tragedy of another loss conspire to separate them once again - and this time they could lose each other forever...