Caroline and Tom have just sat down to a hot meal together, just the two of them, when the phone rings. Their only daughter, Kay, is crying on the other end. While Caroline is trying to calm her down, the "kid's line" (remember those? before everyone had their own cell phone?) rings. Caroline's sister, Taffy, is on that phone, hysterical because her husband is leaving her for a much younger business associate. Since Caroline and Taffy have never been close, Taffy's decision to stay with her and Tom for a while puts Caroline in a bit of a tizzy. Kay, on the other hand, was crying tears of joy. She had just become engaged to the very handsome and extremely rich Trey Bennett. But, is Trey really the one she wants? Add to the mix a contractor who started out building a Florida room and is now a permanent fixture while he repairs a cracking foundation, and it is funny, realistic story about how families cope with life.
Such a fun and down-to-earth book! There is a scene where seven people are eating dinner together and the dialogue across the table and between different groups of people is so realistic, it is a delight to read. Caroline is the owner of a dance studio, and dance plays a big part in the story. After all those years of sitting through and listening to my daughter's dance classes, I know what a Step Ball Change is, and I can even do that plus a Shuffle Step and a Shim Sham and more. I can't wait to read more by this author.
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