Lottie Carlyle's thirty years old, and she can't quite believe what's just happened. When you're a teenager in love with a wildly unsuitable boy, you kind of expect your parents to object. But Lottie, now a fully fledged grown-up, never imagined her children doing the same when she met Tyler Klein. He isn't wildly unsuitable either, he's a catch. But as far as Nat and Ruby are concerned, he's the devil incarnate. What's a girl to do ? Is she only allowed to associate with men who meet with their approval ? And doesn't she already have enough to worry about, what with errant ex-husband Mario up to his old tricks, beloved boss Freddie determined to catch up with old friends before life catches up with him, and best friend Cressida brazenly propositioning strangers in shops ? Everyone else needs sorting out. Well, that's fine - it's what Lottie's best at. Until the day she discovers that an attack of the hiccups can have the power - just possibly - to change your life ...