"If only life were as simple as a good-looking guy and a great dress." Samantha "Sam" Cathner gave up needing Peter years ago, but now her theater needs his play. She knows how fairytales end once the house lights are up, so she steadies herself to work with the brilliant playwright who once broke her heart. Peter Everoad is back in Pasadena, the hometown he traded for the bright lights of New York as soon as he graduated. The Pasadena Playhouse, where his oldest friend and one time lover Sam works, is in financial trouble, they need him and his new play Looking In. Sam is flustered to...

If only life were as simple as making a reservation. Makenna Rye Conroy was living the dream-with an amazing husband and a beautiful new baby daughter-when one night changed everything. Almost six years after Adam's death, Makenna and her daughter Paige have built a solid, happy life together. Makenna manages her brother's trendy restaurant, The Yard, and helps out at Ryeland Farms, the family business, all while navigating the world of private school parenting. Sure, being a single mom has its challenges, but she hardly has time to pack her daughter's lunch in the morning, let alone think...

If only life were as simple was choosing between Toaster Strudel and Fruit Loops. Katherine Galloway is two years divorced and still living out of boxes. Between her brothers (cops that work with her ex) and her mother's constant reminders that her clock is ticking, Kate is trying to hold it all together. When it comes to public relations, there's nothing she can't handle . . . or at least that's what she thinks. Grady Malendar, the only son of California State Senator Patrick Malendar, has a reputation as a playboy who likes to have a little too much fun. The senator is running for...

If only life were as simple as following a recipe. In her twenties, Kara Malendar found herself at Le Cordon Bleu culinary school in Paris, thousands of miles away from the harsh media coverage of her political family. But Paris ended abruptly when she was summoned home to Los Angeles and expected to stand in again as the senator's perfect daughter. Now, thirty, Kara has made a different kind of life for herself. As a food critic for the Los Angeles Times, she casts a critical eye on other people. That is, until her past finds his way back into town and opens a new restaurant. Logan Rye, the...

If only life were as simple as filling a vacancy. Hollis Jeffries is a "dynamo" as her father likes to say. She's the youngest vice president at Dobbins Capital. She wows investors, runs marathons, and speaks three languages. As the oldest, Hollis is always first to try and first to succeed. According to the other Jeffries sisters, she's practically perfect. . . until she's not. Matthew Locke grew up in the shadow of his brother's death and with the added pressure of his parents' expectations. They want him to take over the family coffee shops someday, but Matt has other plans. Despite the...