Frankie Diamond is smart, focused, and busy following a plan for career success. So busy, that when she meets handsome Duncan Willis, she doesn’t think anything of it. Until they run across each other again… and again… and Frankie starts to think maybe living her life according to the plan she’d bet everything on isn’t what she wants after all.

When Kate Tyson sees a problem, she fixes it. It’s the secret to her success, according to her ex-husband and business partner. So when she sees the small businesses in her quaint new hometown flagging, she comes up with a way to revive them.But not everyone is a fan of her approach. The mayor, for starters.Tom Harding is determined to preserve the charm of Whitman Beach and do right by its citizens. So he’s wary of Kate and her bright ideas — especially when they involve t...

Gloria Booth has owned Whitman Beach's diner for over thirty years. She knows almost everyone in town, and they know her — Glo from the diner, they call her. A constant, like the tides in the ocean or the town's annual bonfire. She's sensible and hardworking, and she's tired of it. She's deep in her "Bah, Humbug!" era, and not even the town's light festival — which promises a huge boost to her business — can get her in the spirit.In the midst of it all lands Hank Burrows, a writer ...

Gavin and Jennie have been married for two decades, and they're about to call it quits. But when their teenage daughter has the chance to spend a month in Paris, Gavin makes an unorthodox suggestion: they give it four more weeks. One last kick at the can, so to speak. If things aren't better by the time Bree comes home, they'll divvy up their belongings and say goodbye.Faced with the prospect of a month together, they embark on a series of day trips to places they used o visit all ...