


Doris is the town psychic and has the specialty of predicting the sex of a newborn baby, and records it all in her book. Dorris tries to help Jeremy with this problem by giving him her book. This adds to the stress of buying a new house for his new family and having a child on the way. When Jeremy and Lexie return to Boone Creek, Jeremy finds himself unable to find the inspiration to write any new columns for his magazine. The only people that know of the pregnancy are Jeremy's long time best friend Alvin, and Lexie's grandmother, Doris. Lexie is making Jeremy keep the baby a secret from his family and friends and the residents of Boone Creek until after the wedding, because she doesn't want people to get the wrong impression of why he and Lexie have decided to get married after only a few weeks of knowing each other. The books setting begins in New York City as Lexie and Jeremy are preparing to move Jeremy to their future home, Boone Creek. Where At First Sight begins its story is after Jeremy's proposal.
