Slightly Books in Order

With her boyfriend away for the summer, Tracey Spadolini reassesses her disappointing job, cramped Manhattan apartment, and uncertain relationship. Supported by friends and an attentive new acquaintance, she begins experimenting with a different version of herself.

Tracey Spadolini meets Jack at an office party, only to discover that he shares an apartment with her boss. As she pursues a promotion, renewed attention from her ex and another friend makes romance increasingly complicated.

After living with Jack for eighteen months, Tracey Spadolini wonders whether their relationship is heading toward marriage. Pressure from her mother and married friends intensifies her doubts, while a family diamond offers an ambiguous sign of a proposal.

Tracey Spadolini is engaged, but wedding preparations expose disagreements with Jack about almost every detail. As her friends face their own upheavals, an unexpected complication involving Buckley leaves her questioning the future she thought was settled.

Tracey Spadolini quits her demanding advertising job and moves with Jack from Manhattan to suburban Westchester. Their troublesome fixer-upper and unfamiliar social world soon make her reconsider what she wants from work, friendship, and married life.