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Maureen Peterson is the eldest of the Cook sisters, a role that often comes with its own set of expectations and responsibilities. To the outside world, Maureen's life appears perfect: she is happily married, is the proud mother of three children, and has a successful career. However, behind closed doors, her family is confronted by a challenging reality. But Maureen's relentless need to present a perfect ideal to the outside world begins to take its toll on her and her family.

Angie Cook is wholly devoted to her business, Coffee Girl, investing every ounce of her energy into its success. The only distraction in her otherwise single-minded focus is Java Joe, the rival coffee shop across the street, though Angie considers it and the guy who owns it as more of an irritation. With no time to spare for a personal life, she keeps her head down and works tirelessly, controlling every aspect of her business. However, Angie's world is turned upside down when she is diagnosed with a serious health condition.

Alice, the youngest of three Monroe sisters, still holds out hope that the uneasy relationship with her two sisters can be mended, an improbable wish since they live in different parts of the world. After her grandmother’s funeral, Alice returns home to Chicago and her high-powered career but thoughts of Hideaway Bay and the house her grandmother left to the three sisters are never far from her mind. When it seems that her career comes at too great a price, namely her personal life, Alice heads back to Hideaway Bay to start over again.

When Lily Ford returns to her lakeside hometown of Hideaway Bay for her grandmother’s funeral, the reunion with her estranged sisters is anything but easy as old wounds surface quickly. Recently widowed and still reeling from the secrets her late husband left behind, Lily finds herself at a crossroad, questioning everything about herself and the people she thought she knew.

Nadine Eberhardt's seemingly idyllic life is shattered when an unexpected visitor arrives on her doorstep, unraveling the threads of her carefully woven existence. As the revelation of her husband's secret love child emerges, Nadine is thrust into a world of emotional turmoil, forcing her to confront the fractures in her seemingly perfect marriage. In the wake of this revelation, Nadine makes a poignant decision to return to Lavender Bay, seeking solace in the embrace of her family and the familiar faces of lifelong friends.