Meet Jane Stuart, a widowed young mother and literary agent, and Winky, her tortoiseshell cat with a nose for trouble. Juggling book deals, rival agents, and a rocky romance with a handsome author, the last thing Jane needs is a call from her young son's school saying Marlene, his nanny, never arrived to pick him up. It looks as if the pretty nineteen-year-old has left without giving notice, and no one seems to know where she's gone.