New York.For Nicole Lance, photography is her life, nothing else matters. Working for one of the world’s top fashion magazines is a point of pride, and she wouldn’t have it any other way.When she attends her boss’s engagement party in the Hamptons, she slips away from her friends to avoid an unnecessary argument. Simple, normal… at least for her. She’d rather dodge conflict and stay focused on her work.It’s a gorgeous evening, the sky is clear, and she’s surrounded ...

Melanie is a spinster with a capital S. She lives in Cleveland and has a decent job as an interior designer. Beyond that, her life is a snoozefest: junk food, binge-watching TV, seething hatred for her new neighbors, and crushing loneliness.Five years ago, she swore off love for good—no more heartbreak, no more falling head over heels. She’s done with all that.But her carefully curated routine gets turned upside down when her brother dumps his four kids on her for a month w...

Valerie Lawrence is a slave to her job. As a socially awkward, geeky app developer, she’s been strong-armed by her therapist into taking a summer-long vacation away from work.Valerie, however, has absolutely no intention of playing along. Instead, she finds a loophole: she rents the guest house of a villa on a small Mediterranean island, as far away from New York as she can get, so she can have access to her beloved Wi-Fi and work in peace and secrecy. Or at least, that’s the plan....