When waitress Linda Bunton meets wealthy restaurateur Richard Stevens, their electric connection leads to a whirlwind romance neither expected. But when Richard is called away to Europe on urgent business, their passionate love story is put to the ultimate test. As weeks turn to months with no return in sight, Linda must confront difficult truths about trust, commitment, and whether love can survive separation. Love and Pain is a sweeping romantic drama about the intoxicating highs of new love and the heartbreaking choices that follow when life pulls lovers apart. Will distance make their bond stronger-or tear them apart forever?