Giffin, Emily

Claudia Parr and her husband Ben have always agreed they did not want children, but when one of them changes their mind, their relationship is tested as they decide whether or not a child will fit into their lifestyle.

"It's 2 AM on a Saturday night in the spring of 2001, and twenty-eight-year old Cecily Gardner sits alone in a dive bar on New York's Lower East Side, questioning her life. Feeling lonesome and homesick for the Midwest, she wonders if she'll ever make it as a reporter in the big city--and whether she made a terrible mistake in breaking up with her longtime boyfriend Matthew. As Cecily reaches for the phone to call him, she hears a guy on the barstool next to her say, "Don't do it--you'll regret it." Something tells her to listen to him, and over the next several hours--and shots oftequila--the two forge an unlikely connection. That should be it, they both decide the next morning, as Cecily reminds herself of the perils of a rebound relationship. Moreover, the timing couldn't be worse--Grant is preparing to quit his job and move overseas. Yet despite all their obstacles, they can't seem to say goodbye, and for the first time in her carefully-constructed life, Cecily follows her heart over her head. Then Grant disappears in the chaos of 9/11"--Provided by publisher.

"Nina Browning is living the good life after marrying into Nashville's elite. Her husband's tech business is booming, and her adored son, Finch, is bound for Princeton. Tom Volpe is a single dad working multiple jobs. His adored daughter, Lyla, attends Nashville's most prestigious private school on a scholarship. But amid the wealth and privilege, Lyla doesn't always fit in. Then one devastating photo changes everything. Finch snaps a picture of Lyla passed out at a party, adds a provocative caption, and sends it to a few friends. The photo spreads like wildfire, and before long, an already divided community is buzzing with scandal and assigning blame. In the middle of it all, Nina finds herself relating more to Tom's reaction than her own husband's--and facing an impossible choice"--Provided by publisher.

Ellen's seemingly perfect marriage comes into question when she runs into Leo, the man who left her brokenhearted eight years before.

Thirty-six-year-old television producer Marian Caldwell seems to have built the perfect life for herself, but when Kirby Rose, an eighteen-year-old-girl with a key to Marian's past, shows up at the door, both women begin a path to self-discovery.

Darcy Rhone's world is turned upside down when her best friend, Rachel, steals her fiance, but she eventually discovers the true meaning of friendship, love, and happily-ever-after.

Nick Russo, pediatric plastic surgeon and husband of Tessa, a stay-at-home mom, is called in to treat a six-year-old burn victim; but as he becomes involved in the case, he also finds himself attracted to the child's mother, Valerie.

Rachel White, a young Manhattan attorney, finds her ordered life in an uproar when she gets drunk on her thirtieth birthday and winds up in bed with her best friend's fiance, Dex.

Nick Russo, pediatric plastic surgeon and husband of Tessa, a stay-at-home mom, is called in to treat a six-year-old burn victim; but as he becomes involved in the case, he also finds himself attracted to the child's mother, Valerie.