Emma Lewis is 32, not dating anyone at the moment, and doesn't really have a career, either. So when her dad and stepmother offer her a chance to take over their estate sale business and to live free in their house when they move to a condo out of town, she goes for it. They even suggest a boarder for her to help make ends meet‒Frank, a retired math teacher‒who worked with Emma's dad (and mother, before she died) at the local school. Frank is a widower and really not any trouble at all. Emma and Frank get along well, with Frank even helping her with estate sales.
When Emma and Frank hear that a large ten-bedroom house that was home to The Quail's Nest, a brothel/B&B, is going to be sold, after discussing the pros and cons, they decide to try contact the owner to hold an estate sale there. Meanwhile, Frank is being wooed by a widow, and Emma is finding herself attracted to the widow's son, Luke, the local police chief. (Interesting factoid: the former police chief, a man of dubious character named Manny, was once married to Lois, the woman who ran the The Quail's Nest.)
Elinor Lipman develops realistic characters, mostly likeable and relatable, gives them a few weird situations, and lets us see what happens. I've never been disappointed by her slice-of-life stories.
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