The basic story is fine but this is definitely not the best adaptation of a Danielle Steel novel I've seen.The whole thing happened too fast and instead of finding Bill romantic and endearing, he actually came across a little 'stalkery' and desperate because the pace was way too quick. The female lead was pretty wooden and came across as both annoying an pathetic, making the story even more unbelievable because it was impossible to tell what Bill saw in her.It was obviously shot on a low budget, which wasn't really a problem, but some of the effects seemed very clunky.

I thought Polly Drapers (Adrian Towers) performance was average, but i found the hushed breathy way she spoke at times very irritating. I found Kevin Kilners performance as Adrians husband at best wooden and hammy. John Ritter gave a very natural performance as Bill, and i confess that it was only his role that caused me to watch it.Bill as is often the case in made for TV romantic films is almost too nice,a likable, lovable guy.This film is really exactly what it sets out to be; a romantic, inoffensive, made for TV movie.Something you would curl up on an afternoon to watch.It is the sort of film, if you take it for what it is, then it's an enjoyable movie.

POSSIBLE SPOILERS...I just watched this movie and I thought it was pretty good. About a woman who's husband leaves her because she wants to have their baby, and the other main character, John Ritter, befriends her and eventually they fall in love. Good plot and story line, except the woman in this film was not very good at acting. Maybe it was her I've smoked 1,000 cigs today voice, but she had too much of a wine going on, needless to say, if your hopeless romantic, you'd probably like this film, but don't make your men watch it with you, they may start gagging. Happy ending as well, so that's good. I give it a 6/10

Not a bad teleflick, but the Danielle Steel book is a lot better. John Ritter is fine, but Polly Draper is badly miscast (and her character Adrian is badly written in this script, she's a lot better in the book). Her voice squeaks so much, it drove me up the wall. It's an OK teleflick, but the TV movie adaptions of Steel's Once In A Lifetime and Jewels, for example, are a lot better. I'd just as rather reread the book Heartbeat again, but I digress.