Belle is determined to help Poppy come to terms with recent revelations, but Poppy has other ideas; a cruel trick from dominatrix Charlotte leaves Belle in a somewhat awkward position.
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.