Isabel is a Cuban-American single mother who, after a series of failed relationships, has fallen hard for a burnt-out Cuban screenwriter. Lucinda is a wealthy Dominican-American socialite whose fears that her banker husband is having an affair threaten to tear her family apart. Mercy, a young Cuban refugee, has worked her way up to become an independent, high-end real estate agent. But when her fiance meets her mother, she finds herself caught between her new world & her family's traditions. Julia, a Mexican-American professor & author, is in a dream relationship. But does she love him enough to follow him to Mexico? As each woman struggles through career & relationship choices, she discovers the importance of identity, culture, friendship, & true love in this fresh, fast-paced debut.