"Thea and Alex have three things in common--they love food, they hate where they live, and they're both divorced. Otherwise, the couldn't be more different. Thea's never cooked a day in her life. Alex is a world-class chef. Alex resents feeling stuck in his hometown. Thea resents the town for not feeling more like home. Thea and her exare in a contentious custody battle for their dog. Alex and his ex amicably coparent their daughter. Beyond a few friends in common, a couple small-world connections (welcome to life in a mid-size city),their lives look nothing alike. Fast forward two years, and they'retruly the best of friends. No one would ever know their friendship began as a lie. ears ago, their exes got together immediately following their divorces, and somehow, Thea and Alex found themselves spinning a spite-fueled story about being old friends and first lobes. Two years later, what began as a ruse has grown into a real friendship--just friendship, despite what friends and family seem to think. But when their exes invite them on a two-week, "two family" beach vacation--daughter and dog included--Alex and Thea start to wonder if this story they've spun might have gotten away from them, and if it's led them to the last place they ever thought it could: a happy ending.