Frances Turner has a confession to make: her sister, Crosby, drives her crazy. The woman wakes up in the morning with perfect hair. Men flock to her. And she somehow managed to jump out of the frying pan and into fame, writing a blockbuster novel --- and making a zillion bucks --- without even trying. And Frances, who has followed every rule, is stuck in pause. Crosby Turner has a confession as well: Frances locks herself in a miserable little box, and Crosby can’t understand it. With her fear of the unknown and her “Franic Attacks,” her sister is a small-time actress with big-time dreams --- and talent --- but playing by the rules gets her nowhere. Why can’t she break loose and climb out of her rut? Then fate intervenes, throwing these incompatible siblings together.

Margo Everson sees the call out for The Cookbook Club and knows she has found her people. Recently dumped by her self-absorbed husband, she has little to show for her marriage but a dilapidated old farm house and a collection of well-loved cookbooks. Aja Alexander just hopes her new-found friends won’t notice that she gets queasy every time she looks at food. It’s hard hiding a pregnancy, especially one she can’t bring herself to share with her wealthy boyfriend and his snooty mother. Trista Walker left the cutthroat world of the law behind and decided her fate was to open a restaurant…not the most secure choice ever. The women bond immediately, but it’s not all popovers with melted brie and blackberry jam.

Three women --- Prinny, a shop owner who is in love with a married lawyer; Chelsea, whose dream of becoming a successful actress starts to seem more remote; and Diana, who needs to figure out whether she’d rather be lonely alone than lonely in love --- suddenly find themselves together at their own very different crossroads. It will take hope, love, strength and a little bit of magic for them to find their way together.

Ramie Phillips has led a very successful life, but she isn't necessarily happy. On a boat with friends, she tries to fight her feelings of discontent with steel will and hard liquor. No one even notices as she goes to the diving board and dives off. Ramie finds herself back on the eve of her 18th birthday, with a second chance to see the people she's lost and change the choices she regrets. How did she get back here? Is she really back in time? Above all, she'll have to answer the question that no one else can: What it is that she really wants from the past, and for her future?

Dara and Colleen embark on a two-week antiquing/thrift shopping road trip to Florida in the hopes of finding some diamonds in the rough to fix up and sell. However, things take an unexpected turn when they meet Jonnie. They offer her a ride with them to Florida, but soon learn that Jonnie has been hiding a few key facts: she has poisoned her abusive husband and now is on the run. And Dara and Colleen are accessories after the fact…

Ten years ago, Quinn Barton was on her way to the altar to marry Burke Morrison, her high school sweetheart, when something derailed her. She ran for it with the Best Man of the wedding, who just so happened to be Burke's brother Frank. That relationship didn't work out either (no surprise there).  Quinn thinks she's done with love for good...until both men come back to town for yet another wedding, and prove that sometimes second chances really do happen.

Gemma Craig has spent her career as a private chef taking care of other people. Everyone relies on Gemma, even while she goes home alone each night and feasts on cereal and quick meals. But when life takes an unexpected turn on a road Gemma always thought was straight and narrow, she must face her past and learn to move in ways she never imagined.

Two decades ago, Erin Edwards was sure she'd already found the love of her life: Nate Lawson. Her first love.

Four different women. One common shoe size. And a shared lust for fabulous footwear. On Tuesday nights, these women meet to trade shoes and, in the process, form friendships that will help them each triumph over their problems --- from secret pasts to blackmail, bankruptcy and dating.