Heather is a New York Times Bestselling romance novelist who is used to getting her way. Katie is a feminist, lesbian publisher who does not subscribe to traditional female roles. When they get put together to work on Heather's new novel personalities clash.

When tragedy strikes the community surrounding a cafe in West Philadelphia, the cafe's regulars come to realize how intertwined their lives truly are.

A cross-cultural look at the immigrant experience in Los Angeles, through the parallel lives of a Mexican seamstress and a Lithuanian butcher.