'Molly Gardner wants an ordered life.
'When everything is in order she can handle her parents' death, being deserted by her fiancé, and drowning under the weight of a mortgage.
'But when investigator, Josh Baker arrives at her workplace stating the company is under scrutiny for company fraud - Molly's organised world is thrown into complete chaos. Even more so when her eccentric boss goes missing.
'With her job at stake and in turn her home, Molly must embrace the chaos to find her boss, save the company and get things back to normal. Well, as normal as they can be under her tight control.'
Source: Publisher's blurb.
'Happily married to Josh and settled into the community of Cameron Valley, Molly has finally found her place. But waiting for the next step, aka a baby, is taking longer than expected. When Josh's teenage daughter, Sarah arrives, complete with heavy eye make-up and attitude, all baby-making plans are put on hold and Molly must throw herself into the role of step-mother. But playing happy families proves harder than expected when Sarah makes it clear that in the fight for alpha female. Molly will lose. Struggling to share Josh's happiness at his daughter's arrival, Molly finds support (and an avenue to vent) in the form of fellow floundering parent, Sam. Does it matter that he's good-looking and looks at her in a way that Josh hasn't since Sarah arrived? With tension rising at home as well as a heatwave that threatens the Cameron Valley Christmas Pageant, Molly must find a way to make this family work or risk losing it all.' (Publication summary)