Book Club Just Got Real. Jeanine Phelps is tired of reading about other women who grab life and have epiphanies. She challenges her book club to live like the heroines in the books they love. At first, seizing the day is pure fun until it generates an upset in each of their lives: Jeanine’s husband is so inspired by her new vitality it triggers a bizarre mid-life crisis involving tacos. Paula, the model PTA soccer mom, starts fighting with her man about the family printing business until she’s drawn back to her secret passion. Kate, a single mom and teacher, can’t figure out if the rekindled friendship with the new museum creator is worth the romantic risk. Anne, a mother of four babies, works to hold the book club together while trying to figure out her own identity. When everyone wants to quit the challenge, the media’s spotlight makes it impossible. Can they rely on each other while keeping their priorities? And more importantly, is their sanity worth the chance to each become a heroine in her own life?

Jeanine’s calendar alerts are out of control. The month of December brings so much stress Jeanine craves some alone time and sweet romance with her husband of twenty years. At the last book club meeting of the year, the book inspires the rest of the club to issue a Christmas service challenge. Before Jeanine can object, the ladies plan the rest of the month, filled to the brim with acts of kindness, most of which go hilariously wrong. And unbeknownst to their wives, the men have their own secret challenge brewing.