As Teke Maxwell contemplates her stagnant marriage to J.D., she sets off a chain of events that dramatically alter the lives around her. Her son witnesses her mistake in judgment and runs in front of a car, seriously injuring himself. Their best friends, the Pope family, surround them and offer comfort until the truth is revealed. The startling revelations cause each person to reevaluate his or her commitment to one another.

Annie Pope always thought her marriage with Sam perfect and their friendship with the Maxwells as exceptional, but since Sam's betrayal with Teke, Annie splinters apart unable to cope. Sam admits his mistake and begs forgiveness. He refuses to let one misstep cost him his wife and family. Sam battles to regain Annie's trust.

Teke gropes with guilt over her son's accident as she suffers J.D.'s wrath. She deserves losing her family and her friendship with Annie. Wallowing in self-loathing, Teke finds the strength to manage her tattered life and become stronger as she fights for her son's recovery.

First published in 1992, MORE THAN FRIENDS creates a riveting tale of a disintegrating marriage and the rebuilding of another marriage. The families' lives intertwine in this tale of deep friendships and the awakening of new beginnings. Readers will discover why this book has never gone out of print.

Book Summary

Friendship, love, and forgiveness . . .

The Maxwells and the Popes have been friends forever. The women were college roommates, their husbands are partners in the same law firm, their kids have grown up next door to each other, and the two families share both vacations and holidays.

Like Wisteria Lane, the "perfect" suburban street of Desperate Housewives, all is beautiful and serene -- until an accident forces these close neighbors to look beneath the surface. And when their idyllic lives are unexpectedly shattered by a moment that can never be erased or forgotten, their faith in one another -- and in themselves - - is put to the supreme test.