Belle tries to broaden Jackie's sexual horizons by taking her to a fetish club, with surprising results; blocked in trying to write another book, Belle seeks support from her editor, Duncan.
Belle becomes the head of Stephanie's firm after Stephanie is sent to jail, takes in Poppy, Stephanie's naïve daughter, and travels to New York to oversee a film version of her book; Ben proposes to Belle.
Belle is hired to write a follow-up book and ends up falling for her editor, Duncan; Bambi falls in love with one of her clients, the rich, aristocratic Byron; Ben begins dating Belle's sister Jackie.