Julie Stein wakes up in the 1980s as the disowned daughter of a wealthy family to whom she has no blood connection. To make matters worse, she is forced to marry Alex Monte—a man with two children—in place of the family’s real daughter. Instead of panicking, Julie embraces her new life as an instant mother and finds that Alex is a handsome, generous hunk who protects her from every storm. Facing sarcasm from her relatives and criticism from her adoptive parents, Julie uses her modern grit to fight back and build an empire of her own. In this sweet republican-era tale, the underdog daughter rises to become the city's most respected matriarch. Family ties are built on love, not blood.