The last in this series. Seven years on after Journey's End, Nikki and Helen's precociously intelligent daughter makes her presence felt while their neighbours have teenage offspring problems. New challenges and new problems face the legal alliance, a new government waiting in the wings

Kristine becomes involved in undercover work in relation to Nikki's continuing research project while coming to terms with joint motherhood. Jo finds her past affair comes too close to home with her professional life. More changes in this group of friends

Sandra enters the world of a silver tongued stranger she meets at the pub, and starts to wonder whether she can break the habits of a life time.