<I>Sometimes, where you think you're going isn't where you end up?</i><P>In the middle of the year, in the middle of her life, Bethanne Hamlin takes a road trip with her daughter, Annie, and her former mother-in-law, Ruth.<P>They're driving to Florida for Ruth's 50th high school reunion. A longtime widow, Ruth would like to reconnect with Royce, the love of her teenage life. She's heard he's alone, too.?<P>Bethanne needs time to reflect on a decision she has to make?whether or not to reconcile with her ex-husband, Grant, her children's father.<P>Meanwhile, Annie's out to prove to her onetime boyfriend that she can live a <I>brilliant</i> life without him!<P>So there they are, three women driving across America. They have their maps and their directions?but even the best-planned journey can take you to a turn in the road. Or lead to an unexpected encounter?like the day Bethanne meets a man named Max.?