Jennifer's son has developed a habit of pleasing himself with her underwear, in places where he knows she may catch him. Out of anger and frustration at not being able to stop him, she tries something more drastic to get his attention.
Connie is a young mother who is helplessly attracted to her thirteen-year-old daughter Becky. She represses her desires as best she can, but Becky has other ideas... and one very interesting afternoon of sunbathing will change everything between parent and child.
Chance is not only named after his father, but has assumed the responsibility as man of the house since his dad was taken in an accident. On the summer before heading off to college, he discovers that there's one place he hasn't yet filled in for his dad.
Leaving her highly successful career as a lawyer in protest and disgust Kate visits her brother and his family to tell them she left her job. Family secrets are revealed as Kate reconnects with her family in ways that few would approve.
Trudy is a 14 1/2 yr-old experiencing her first sexual encounters with her brother, girlfriend and others as the story moves forward. Others like students, teachers, mothers and wives are included. Much sex.
Due to the economic downturn a newly unemployed suburban father steps in to the role of house husband. When he does he realizes how out of touch he has been to his daughters, and the world they live in. The more he interacts with that life, the more he learns about them, his wife, and the people he thought he knew.