These days, Annette Goode Davis has a pretty full plate-literally and figuratively. Although she's trying to reconcile with her husband, Pee Wee, she's still seeing other men on the side. A woman's got to cover her bases, right? With her love life hopping, Annette should be as pleased as punch. Instead, the stress has her eating everything in sight and packing on the pounds along the way.

Meanwhile, Annette's best friend, Rhoda O'Toole, has her hands full-as usual-dealing with her wild child daughter. Jade has always been a cross to bear, but when her antics almost cost Rhoda her man, Rhoda throws Jade out on the street. But Jade soon finds a way to make Rhoda regret her choice...

Privately, Annette thanks her lucky stars that her daughter, Charlotte, has her head on straight. And she's been doubly blessed to have a strait-laced neighbor look after Charlotte when she's caught up in Pee Wee and Rhoda's many problems. But when Annette's world is rocked by a terrible revelation, she'll discover that appearances can be very, very deceiving-and she'll have to summon every ounce of strength she has to protect the ones she loves.

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