"We have been living on the edge of truth, neither one of us sharing any depth of feeling or thought, creating assumptions, opinions clashing. I, a mother, writer, and friend, counting pennies in a jar until the end of me, a nightmare; him, a jack of all trades, mostly trying to support his family, living for a dream." In Recovering Love, Stephanie and James struggle to communicate their needs, hopes, and dreams while fighting mental health issues. Stephanie is a young mother and James, her husband, is a recovering alcoholic. Situations of death and grief have kept them apart. Learning to cope with these will bring them together.