At her beloved husband's funeral, Carla Pride discovers that Martin never divorced his first wife and has been living a double life with her. His other wife, Julie Pride, is determined to take everything from Carla — her home, her money, and her memories.
When Will Linton's business goes bust, he thinks that with the support of his trophy wife, Nicole, he will rise to the top again. But Nicole isn't going to stick around with 'a loser', and Will finds himself at rock bottom.
Molly Jones is being bullied into going into a retirement home by her 'concerned' daughter-in-law, Sherry, and son, Gram. Then the love of Molly's life walks in through her door — a man who broke Molly's heart into little pieces many years ago. But he says he is dying and wants to spend the time he has left with her.
All are people in need of a little love and compassion, which they find by chance in the stationery and teashop on the corner run by the ever-cheerful Leni, a woman whom site developer Shaun McCarthy finds annoyingly upbeat for her ability to remain unrealistically positive about everything.
But is the world of Leni Merryman as full of rainbows and sparkles as everyone thinks? Or is her smile papering over many cracks in her heart that will soon be unwittingly shattered by her new friends?