Working in Paris for a year could help Miriam move on with life. She's off to an exciting start when she has a romantic night with a charming Frenchman, until she discovers he's married to her new boss, Estelle. Estelle finds the recent merger with an American firm upsetting. Her non-French employees report to their former colleagues, and work is less fulfilling. Enduring her husband's tales about his perfect dead wife was bad enough, now she has an employee, Miriam, who mourns a similar loss. So much divides these two women. Will they discover what they have in common?

With twenty-five years of experience as a software engineer, Riva focuses on the successful completion of important work and ignores management fads like wicket. Chuck has been at the company for three years, and knows that older workers like Riva can be difficult to motivate. They get stuck doing things the same way and oppose change. He has read dozens of books to improve work effectiveness. If his promotion had been to actual manager, he could whip the group into shape in a month. His lack of real authority requires careful attention to ensure everyone uses wicket accurately. If...

Estelle's joy in her pregnancy is tempered by an impending divorce. Was her husband habitually unfaithful or was it just the one time with Miriam? It shouldn't matter, but she can't move on without knowing. Working in Paris for a year is helping Miriam adjust to the loss of her husband. Spring brings a constant stream of visitors. A secret project further strains Miriam's relationship with her boss, Estelle. Two women from different cultures connect in uncomfortable ways through work and life choices.

Reeling from the unexpected death of her beloved husband, Ruth loses the opportunity to adopt her foster daughter. With her children grown, she faces middle-age with only an orange cat named Snowball to share her daily life. A phone call from a busy social worker changes everything. Eight-year-old Kata is sweet, but doesn't speak a single word. Her teenage sister could help, but she wants nothing to do with the foster system. While the adorable eight-year-old could find a home in Ruth's heart, she isn't ready for a teenager.