Alzheimer's had been taking small bites out of Betty's husband since the onset of the disease. When sixty nine year old Peter Chandler passes on, Betty wails, "My life is over!" Becoming a widow is a time of transition. Will Betty start the journey of self- discovery, and find inner strength within as she searches for fulfillment in this second phase of her life? Will she abandon a vision of a future, and wait for death as the reality of her existence? Can her relatives and friends be as supportive as she hopes? Betty meets Alfonse D'Medici, and encounters a new world; filled with adventure, and romance. Will she be able to hold onto her puritanical standards of love and morality in today's world? Is it possible for Betty to triumph over a man who parks diagonally in a parallel world? Has she the savvy and strength of character to survive? The reader is invited to follow Betty's progress through the crucial moments of "THE TIME AFTER, HAPPILY-EVER-AFTER."