This book centers around a thirty-seven year old divorcee Melanie Hanson and her two seventeen year old daughters, Gia and Carrie and it is told in all three of their points of view.

Melanie has always been the good girl, dutiful wife, and mother. Now she is the wronged wife and is raising her twin teenage daughters on her own. She is sassy, sarcastic, and a bit of a mess. Her non existent sex life gradually starts to liven up with encouragement from her crazy best friend, Jodi. When Melanie is suddenly reunited with her old high school crush/nemesis, Ben Wilder, sparks fly. They still have an antagonistic dynamic, but also a push and pull and mutual attraction. 

Gia is her wild child daughter. She is doing her best to drive her mom crazy with boys, bad grades, and even worse behavior. She is the typical know-it-all kid. But her choices end up having long lasting repercussions on her social life. And as she deals with new situations, she has to figure out who she can count on and what is really important.

Carrie is the sweet, smart, good girl. She has a crush on her hot teacher, but also just started helping a popular HS jock, Jason. Her social world dynamic begins to change*  through their association.

Ben Wilder is hot, sexy, sarcastic, alpha, and a complete commitment phobe. He and Melanie start out at odds, but soon channel that passion into the bedroom. But they are also compatible, enjoy each other's company, and understand the obligations they each have. But Ben is scarred by his past and has such fears and insecurities that he constantly distances himself emotionally. And Melanie is not a woman used to just fooling around without any hope of a future. And she is not used to having to deal with dating under her daughters' watchful eyes. I really liked them together, but Ben made me want to smack him with my kindle at times. He is so stubborn and so anti-relationship.

I enjoyed seeing how all of their lives changed and in ways they stepped out of their comfort zones, while in other ways they retreated back to safety of people they could really trust. There were relationships formed and tested. It was both about a mature romance with obstacles and histories that affected their choices. And also the trials and tribulations of  high school, friendship, young love, bullying, and parental/child relationships.  I liked how their stories intertwined and the three points of views kept the story moving. The side characters not only added humor, but also more depth and drama. I loved her fun, quirky, outspoken best friend Jodi and her son, Cam. I adored his sweet, protective son, Jason. And Gia's friend, Daniel was cute too. There were also definitely some antagonists that were easy to dislike and stirred up lots of issues.

It is told in Melanie, Gia, and Carrie's points of view which I found to be unique. I am so used to female/male dual point of view.  I was not sure about it at first, but the way their three stories were woven together, it really did work. It truly was about each of the woman's lives and  how they paralleled each other. And not having Ben's point of view helped make him more of an enigma with his closed off demeanor and fear of voicing his feelings. So we were at a loss to figure him out at times, just like Melanie was.

It was an engaging story of life, lust, love, and growing up(no matter what your true age). This was not super angsty, but there were various dramas, jealousy, secrets, omissions, and some complete lies. It was refreshing because it was more of a slice of real life with some complications, drama, and humor thrown in. The characters, their relationships, and their struggles were realistic. And just like real life, it is messy, chaotic, and ever changing. But if you can stick together with your family and friends, and learn to trust people that are worthy then sharing that crazy life is just more meaningful. I am looking forward to Carrie 's book Two of Hearts and Gia's book Wild Card.

I was gifted a copy in exchange for an honest review.