Five women and one man come together every month to discuss a Jane Austen book. They are very different people with the love for Austen in common. Every month (is every chapter) another book is discussed at one of the group member’s home and the life story of that character is being highlighted in that particular chapter and throughout the story it becomes apparant everybody has had their own share of troubles, losses and other stuff that is common to life.
Samantha Joyce works at The Hill and she is good at her job as political aid for Senator Robert Gary: professional, hard working and on top of everything. Wouldn’t it be great to have the same in her personal life. Unfortunately she doesn’t. She has a pet fish who tries to commit suicide every time he gets, her apartment is a mess and she is in desperate need of some hugs and kisses from the male species.
And in comes Aaron. Cocky to be sure, but also very handsome and male. Sam falls for him immediately, even though he is working as speechwriter for the opposition. A minor fault in an otherwise flawless man. Happy times all around!
And in comes Charlie: the horrible (and oh yeah, cute) reporter who exploited her use of her Blackberry for his article.
Just when all the roles seem to be set and Sammy is happily juggling all the balls of life in the air, there has to be a disturbance. And there is…
Three women, Molly, Paige and Kate, all have some goals they still haven’t reached. So although they are content with their lives some things are missing. For Molly and Kate a reliable male mate is missing and Paige wants to be a deputy. When all the goals are in hands reach it all seems so easy to grab it all, but especially then life gets more and more difficult. All three women have to look at themselves (and their pasts) to get noticed by the others. A harsh but necessary task if they want true happiness and a full life.
Jaine Austen (yes, her “mother is an Anglophile, and a bad speller”) has her own writing service and one day she has to write a letter for geeky Howard, who wants to ask a blonde female fitness instructor named Stacy for a date. Jaine is a bit reluctant to write it, but in the end, does what is asked by her client — money had a big influence in that decision. She had better gone with her instinct to refuse him, because next thing she knows, Howard is in prison, arrested for the murder of Stacy.
Jaine is 100% sure, Howard isn’t the culprit. The only thing she has to do now is prove her female intuition is right. Something that easier said than done.
