Olivia just turned seventeen when she finds out she's pregnant. As if being pregnant, right before the start of her senior year isn't bad enough, she's also pregnant by a man who's about to build a life on the other side of the country. Given her financial and not ideal home situation, she knows she can't raise the baby so she gives the baby up for adoption.
Sixeen years later, on her birthday, Alice Susanna Smith gets an anonymous bracelet with a small note, from her biological mother. As she confronts her father about it, a big secret gets spilled. Determined to find out who her mother is, she moves to Riverdale.
After her divorce, Alice moves to a small town called Riverdale. She meet her neighbors Fred Andrews and FP Jones and will come to learn that she would make friends for life. But the life of a divorcée with two teenage daughters who have moved from the city is everything but easy. How will they find their way in this small town and what will happen when the bond between them and the neighbors across the hall becomes serious?
Will Betty push her crush for the redheaded boy aside?
Will Polly learn to deal with her parents seperation?
Will FP get back on his feet and learn how to deal with his depression?
Will Fred ever get over the passing of his wife?
Will Alice find her way into her new life?