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                                                                  EXHIBIT 10.14



                            [RECOVERY NETWORK LOGO]



January 7, 1999


Ms. Charlotte Schiff-Jones
Special Advisor, The Recovery Network, Inc.
1627 Brickell Avenue, Suite 601
Miami, FL 33129


         Re: ENGAGEMENT PROPOSAL


Dear Charlotte:

We are pleased to confirm by this Letter Agreement (the "Agreement") the terms
and conditions upon which The Recovery Network, Inc. (the "Company") has engaged
you ("Special Advisor") to assist us in the financing generally described as the
"Cable TV Industry Proposal" (the "financing"). The Company agrees to engage you
upon the terms and conditions set forth below.

1.       THE SERVICES

Special Advisor shall render the following services (hereinafter, "Services") to
the Company and provide written reports to the Company with respect thereto as
requested by the Company at reasonable benchmarks throughout the term hereof:

a.       Special Advisor will use her best efforts to assist and represent the
         Company in obtaining both long term financing.

b.       Special Advisor agrees to use her best efforts to assist in the
         introduction to, and negotiation of the financing with certain
         potential investors, subject to the prior approval of the Company. Such
         investors ("Investors"), shall be those listed on Exhibit A attached
         hereto, as accepted by the Company at its sole discretion, and as
         updated from time to time, and this Agreement applies only to such
         Investors.

c.       Special Advisor shall render the services described above, with direct
         supervision by the Company and at such time and in such manner as
         Consultant and the Company may deem appropriate.

2.       COMPENSATION, FEES AND EXPENSES

a.       Special Advisor shall be paid, as follows:

         (i.)     In the event that the introduction by Agent to Investors
                  results in a financing, the Company agrees to pay to Special
                  Advisor an incentive fee equal to the "Lehman Formula" of any
                  cash or equivalent value received by the Company as a direct
                  result of


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                  such introduction, earned and payable to you at the time and
                  in the manner set forth in subparagraph (b) below. The
                  incentive fee described in the preceding sentence shall be
                  payable in cash.

         (ii.)    The Board of Directors of the Company or a representative
                  selected by the Board of Directors, reserves the right to
                  negotiate whatever financing terms it deems are in its best
                  interest and shall be under no obligation to accept any
                  financing or offers from any Investors.

         (iii.)   The Lehman Formula shall mean an incentive fee equal to 5% of
                  the first $1 million of value; 4% of the second $1 million of
                  value; 3% of the third $1 million of value; 2% of the fourth
                  $1 million of value; and 1% on all amounts of value in excess
                  of $5 million.

b.       Payment of the incentive fee shall be earned only upon receipt by the
         Company of some or all of the financing amount from Investors, and
         accepted by the Company, and such payment shall be made at the Closing
         of such financing. If there are multiple Closings, payment shall be
         made at each such Closing in an amount equal to the applicable
         incentive fee relating to the value of the financing involved at such
         Closing.

c.       All expenses, approved in advance, incurred by you in connection with
         your performance of this agreement shall be immediately payable upon
         submission by you of an expense report accompanied by appropriate
         receipts. Upon mutual agreement, arrangements will be made to provide
         you with an advance on expenses, on the condition, that expense reports
         will be promptly submitted by you in the customary format of the
         Company relating to such advances.

d.       Notwithstanding anything else to the contrary herein, as additional
         compensation for your efforts to introduce and participate in
         negotiations with the Investors, the Company agrees to issue and
         deliver to you 50,000 shares of The Recovery Network, Inc. Common
         Stock, immediately upon your acceptance of this Agreement.

3.       TERM

Either party may terminate this Agreement and the Services provided hereunder.

In the event, that the Company terminates this Agreement and the Services
provided hereunder, and within one (1) year from the date of such termination
the Company effects a financing or sale of the assets or completes a transaction
with Investors introduced to the Company by you, the Company shall pay to you
the incentive fees payable with respect to such financing or sale of assets or
completed transaction, as the case may be, upon the Closing of such financing or
sale, or completed transaction.

4.       GENERAL TERMS

This Letter Agreement (i) constitutes the entire agreement between the parties
and may be amended only in writing executed by both parties; (ii) shall be
governed in accordance with the




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laws of the state of Colorado without giving effect to the principles of
conflicts of laws; and (iii) shall be effective as of the date hereof.

Enclosed are two copies of this Letter Agreement executed by the Company. Please
sign and return one copy to the Company to acknowledge acceptance of its terms,
and retain one copy for yourself. Each copy shall constitute a duplicate
original execution.




Sincerely,

THE RECOVERY NETWORK, INC.



/s/ GARY HOROWITZ
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Gary Horowitz
President & CEO


Accepted and Agreed this 25th day of January, 1999.


SPECIAL ADVISOR


/s/ CHARLOTTE SCHIFF-JONES
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Charlotte Schiff-Jones


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                                    EXHIBIT A
                                    INVESTORS



<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
Investor                                                            RNet Approval
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<S>                                                                     <C>
Time Warner, Jerry Levin and Affiliates                                  Yes
Jeffrey Marcus, Charter Cable and Affiliates                             Yes
Leonard Tow, Century Cable and Affiliates                                Yes
Marc Nathanson, Falcon Cable and Affiliates                              Yes
William Bresnan, Bresnan Communications and Affiliates                   Yes
</TABLE>


Other names may be added upon mutual consent.


Initialed:


/s/ CHARLOTTE SCHIFF-JONES
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Charlotte Schiff-Jones



/s/ GARY HOROWITZ
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Gary Horowitz