P.C. Marks vividly takes us through the trials and tribulations of a modern day blended family. Broken Family Ties introduces the Grover children and their extended family. Carl, Caroline and Charles are born to Kevin and Ann Grover. Caroline is taken to the clinic as an infant for testing. Her parents are told "that child’s soul is in trouble." The parents take a planned vacation to never return. The grandparents Henry and Alicia Brooks move in to the children’s home. A grandparent is anything but loving and doting, harboring secrets and resentments.