Injured in a car accident that left her disabled, Jane's career as an archaeologist is over, and she contemplates life in a wheelchair. But when her best friend Isabelle connects her with the best therapist in the city, Jane starts believing in the miracles she'd heard this young and famous doctor can do. Except that he seems to have taken an unprofessional interest in her, a married woman, ten years his senior. Caught between hopes of recovery and the need to protect a crumbling life, Jane wishes she could forget the past and hide from the future.The Tender Grip of Desire is for those women searching for a way to liberate themselves, summon the courage to take a second chance, and believe in themselves.