Sarah Morgan is a new author to me. I've read just a few of her books so far and liked them. This one though was a bit disappointing. Maybe it's because it's a few years older then the other ones I read? Maybe it's just the story? 
I found the whole story to be a bit depressing. All of the characters were not happy until the end of course for that happy ending. There was hardly any positives through out. 
There were many instances during the read that I found the circumstances unbelievable or the facts didn't line up. It was like it needed one more proofread/edit before being published. 
For example... if Caroline and Gwen were such good friends, I find it hard to believe that Caroline did not tell Gwen the reason that she dumped Ed.
Or.... that Nancy was able to fit 27 boxes of junk into her car to deliver them to Goodwill. Cars are not that big these days.
Or another example... with all the characters claiming to be broke or without extra spending money, there sure was a lot of spending going on especially with the redecorating of the two houses. Thrift store purchases, furniture, fabric, a new kitchen, paint, garden plants and bushes, etc. That sure is a lot of money to do all of that.

I was happy to see that everyone was moving in a more positive direction at the end and that the general mood had turned to the positive.