They've been best friends since college. Their dream to take a trip to Paris in the spring. Unfortunately, life seems to always get in the way. Jenna Boltz was looking forward to being an empty nester. Maureen Zelinski has walled off her heart. Their plan is to go to Paris like they tried to in college. What happens when life gets in the way and an empty house doesn't go as planned? It's looking out from the WINDOW ON THE BAY.

Jenna Boltz's last child has left for college. She's celebrating by getting together with her best friend Maureen Zelinski to watch their favorite movie and finally plan the trip they were going to take to Paris their senior year of college before life got in the way. Also, her family and friends want her to start dating again. Can she make room in her life to do what she wants and find time to think about love again?

Maureen has a man that she's been giving book recommendations to when he comes into the library. Logan is a construction worker and the exact opposite of Maureen. He irritates her by teasing her. But she can't stop thinking about him.

Debbie Macomber's new style of writing in the first person but from different perspectives is heartwarming, happy, and emotionally-charged from beginning to end. These two woman work through the past to realize that they can have the future they dream of. A stoplight mentality to dating shows some humor and how high their standards are. It also shows how the past has affected how they look at new relationships. As always Debbie Macomber shows you love helps heal love wounds.