In college you meet a great girl. You get invited to spend the winter break with her and her family. Her family proves pretty great, too! This is a parody that grew a back-story. I figure it has something for everyone to hate. If crazy lit-smut isn't your bag, don't read it.
An explosion and fire leaves Cosette, 10, and her mom Syl in crisis, they stay with their divorced neighbor Julie. But where's Sette's dad (Theo)? At Julie's, her ex-husband and his gorgeous admin (now his 2nd wife) visit often, staying, uh, overnight. Together in her bed. Really? How does that even work? Theo is back; he's studly in bed but unemployed, they're at risk for homelessness. Fond of Sette, Julie worries. What to do? (No under 18 sex.)
Olaf is a computer nerd who inherits a run-down country estate. He sells off most of it, retaining two buildings, the mews and the coachhouse, renovates them, and moves in to working as an IT consultant. Over time he acquires a cat, a dog, and a foster son, but the development of relationships within his environment is not straightforward.