Charlotte longs for an ordinary life, but in pursuit of this, something has gone amuck. Her boyfriend-of-the-month-club doesn't seem to be working for her anymore; her mother has died; her father never left puberty and her sisters give the phrase 'mother hen' whole new meaning.

Deluded, she thinks she's found the solution to this in Derek. He's handsome, rich and... well... a little dull, but she's willing to overlook that. Somehow, she has to convince him to marry her and avoid her slightly nerdy, but nice neighbor across the hall, while dodging her father and ignoring the lectures of her two sister's.

But it's not going to be a problem, because she has a plan. She always has a plan.

But maybe always having a plan is the problem....