It was a swift and bumpy ride from the penthouse to the outhouse for Tracy Deloche. One day she is married to a wealthy land broker and enjoying daily spas, designer clothes, jewels, etc. It seems the next day she is married to a convicted criminal who is now in a federal penitentiary. She is left with nothing other than a few waterfront acres in Florida and five tumbledown rental cottages. Tracy doesn't want to know her tenants; she just wants their rents so she can buy groceries. Evidently Herb, the elderly man living in the cottage next to her, is out of town. He has always been so prompt with his check, but this month he's late and Tracy has been by three times knocking on his door.

Wanda Gray is a tenant with an attitude, and she is determined not to pay Tracy another dime until some repairs are made. Wanda is a waitress at a seafood restaurant, and her husband of thirty-three years is a cop. Right now their marriage is in jeopardy and only Wanda seems aware of this.

Janya Kapur is a beautiful woman living with a husband she doesn't really know in a strange land. She misses her family and home in India, but she brought disgrace to them and was married off to the first man who asked for her. Rishi Kapur is a successful computer genius and he worships his young wife.

Alice lives in her rental with her son-in-law and granddaughter. She is a sweet, often times confused, lady who does beautiful knitting and crocheting. Her daughter died in a drowning accident, and Alice hasn't been the same since.

Tracy, Wanda, Alice, and Janya -- four women with absolutely nothing in common take on the task of finding the relatives of a lonely, elderly man who died in his bed three days before he was discovered. These fantastic women help each other with the day-to-day struggles of life. This is a wonderful book that will play upon your emotions and tickle your funny bone. There is not a better women's contemporary writer in today's market than Emilie Richards. She is truly blessed with an awesome talent for storytelling.