Lauren Peterson has a brand new life but no idea what to do with it.After calling off her engagement she''s single for the first time in years and ready to take on the world. Instead she discovers that starting over isn''t all it''s cracked up to be.When a spinster aunt she barely remembers bequeaths her a house in Portland Oregon Lauren intends to fix it up and flip it for a tidy profit. However her big mouth (which is always a step ahead of her brain) has other ideas and before she knows it she''s moving in.As Lauren takes on the task of making the house into home she discovers plenty of surprises and colorful neighbors to shake things up. From faulty wiring and a new sinkhole in the living room to the salty curmudgeon next door Lauren''s new life is heading in unexpected directions. Her friends and family think she''s making a grave mistake but for the first time ever it might not be Lauren''s mouth but her heart that will finally come out ahead.