Melinda had never questioned her perfect life. Why should she? Her husband's successful, she's
not working for the first time in years and their only daughter is in college. Her father-a
workaholic, perfectionist, runner and health nut to boot-is happy and healthy, too.
Or so Melinda thought until her father quite literally falls out of bed. Suddenly her formerly
robust parent is in jeopardy, and their roles are reversed. Melinda's life changes in the blink
of an eye.
But with the changes, unexpected blessings come her way, too. Because she and her father bond,
Melinda realizes she's been sleeping through life-and starts discovering what really matters . . .
Will going to her small hometown for Christmas help forty-two
year old realtor Christine McGuire develop a closer relationship with her father?
Eight months ago her mother was killed in an automobile accident, and now Christine
more than ever realizes that relationships are important. So she is on her way
to get to know her father better; however, what she doesn't know is that Jake
McGuire, her down-to-earth, realistic dad is having visions of his dead wife.
When divorced Las Vegas blackjack dealer Juliette Carlton inherits
Magnolia Hall, a dilapidated one-hundred and forty year old southern home from
her long-lost uncle, she's stunned and happy. Her life has never been messier
with a recent divorce and a lost job. She believes the windfall will fix her life;
however, little does she know she's in for the ride of a lifetime.