"Lois Saunders thought that marrying the right man would finally cure her loneliness. In 1951, though, unhappiness is hardly grounds for divorce-except in Reno, Nevada. At the Golden Yarrow, the most respectable of Reno's famous "divorce ranches," Lois finds herself living with half a dozen other would-be divorcees, all in Reno for the six weeks' residency that is the state's only divorce requirement. But it isn't until Greer Lang arrives that Lois's...

Carlene Frazier-Dobber is fresh-off-the-bus replacement for her sister Charlene. Allison Sugarbaker is the driven, well-to-do replacement for her departed cousin Suzanne. While Mary Jo steps in to take Carlene under her wing, Julia and Allison immediately take to butting heads. Caught in the middle are Anthony and Bernice.

Longing to reconnect with her best friend, Billie West stalks her on Instagram, and in one desperate moment takes her friends' infant baby, only to return her a few hours later, anonymously. Can she reconstruct her life and live with the consequences of her rash decision or has she destroyed everything that was good in her life?

The owner of Tomes & Tea, a book and tea shop, Jazzie, when her friend Brie, who recently made contact with her biological father—and is looking for a husband—is murdered, Jazzie, playing detective, is faced with a list of suspects ranging from jealous half-siblings to unsuitable suitors.

Suzanne accidentally bids on a date with Anthony; Julia secretly moonlights at a local nightclub; Mary Jo decides she wants a baby; Charlene enrolls in community college; Anthony meets the father he never knew; and Bernice gets her own cable access show.

Sugarbaker's is hired to decorate the Governor's mansion for its annual ball and Julia gets her head stuck in the banister; Suzanne attends her high school reunion, where people shun her because she has gained weight since high school; Charlene goes into labor; Anthony and Mary Jo cast votes in a call-in poll unaware that each call costs money; and much more.

Focuses on sisters Julia and Suzanne Sugarbaker, who, despite being opposites, run a business together. Julia is an elegant, outspoken liberal intellectual, while Suzanne is a rich, flashy, often self-centered former beauty queen. Together they have launched Sugarbaker Designs.