Susan May Pratt
A weekend cruise on a luxurious party yacht goes horribly wrong for a group of old high-school friends. They forget to let the ladder down before they jump into the ocean for a swim. The boat proves impossible to climb. They are stuck in the water many miles from shore, with baby Sara left alone on board. Sara’s mother Amy must contend with her aqua-phobia as well as the group’s increasing desperation, as the friends begin to turn on each other. Soon the exhaustion of keeping afloat and the struggle to get back on board begin to take a terrible toll. The happy reunion turns into a fight for survival…
Bianca, a tenth grader, has never gone on a date, but she isn’t allowed to go out with boys until her older sister Kat gets a boyfriend. The problem is, Kat rubs nearly everyone the wrong way. But Bianca and the guy she has her eye on, Joey, are eager, so Joey fixes Kat up with Patrick, a new kid in town just bitter enough for Kat.
Nicole and Chase live next door to each other but are worlds apart. However, they plot a scheme to date each other in order to attract the interest and jealousy of their respective romantic prey. But in the mist of planning a gala centennial celebration, Nicole and Chase find that the one they always wanted was closer than they ever thought.
In Jacksonville, Florida, four friends since grade school who are now in their early 30s face the challenges of adulthood: Hutto is about to become a father, Laith is intimidated by his girlfriend’s sexuality, a grieving Bobby drinks heavily and sleeps on the grave of a girlfriend who’s been dead 18 months, and Mark, an OB/GYN who loves his work, can’t practice medicine because he can’t afford malpractice insurance. Things come to a head when Mark needs his three friends’ help after a belligerent animal-abusing pornographer attacks Mark with a gun over something Laith did. A midnight road trip tests friendship: can the guys help each other?
Dallas, Texas, 1980: At a high society party, a gossip columnist hunts down Dallas’ new First Lady to unearth the truths underneath her legendary mink coat.