Raising Mandy (Novel)

Raising Mandy is an novel written by Maryam Wells. The series revolve around Mandy Savage, a thirty-year-old nail artist taking on a role as a surrogate mother type for her widowed tattoo artist cousin's three daughters.
== Synopsis ==
Mandy Savage is a 30-year-old single woman, who is living on her own in Los Angeles and is a licensed nail technician and nail artist. She has her own nail shop called Mani-Kir Royale Nail Salon. However, when she learns that her widowed cousin, Zack is have a hard time taking care of his three daughters, Mandy, having such a kind hard taken on the parental figure to Zack's three daughters, and eventually a friend's teenage daughter.
A 30-year-old single manicurist takes on a role as a "mother figure" to her cousin's three daughters.
== Characters ==
* Mandy Savage - Mandy is a talented nail artist who received her cosmetology license when she was 18. She has always considered herself as the "Aunt Figure" to her older cousins' children. When her cousin Zack moves into her apartment complex with his three daughters after his wife dies, Mandy took on the role of a surrogate mother type to his kids and remained in the series for the entire 6-year run. She is later reunited with her childhood best friend and is a godmother to -- in Season 3. Mandy has her own nail salon called Mani-Kir Royale.
* Zack Lucas - Zack Lucas is a widower with three daughters; Katie, Julie, and Erin. He is also Mandy's cousin (their mothers are sisters). He is a tattoo artist, who lost his wife due to a drunk driving accident.
* Katie Lucas - Zack's eldest daughter, portrayed as a typical fashionista and air-headed. She was 13 in the beginning of the series.
* Julie Lucas - Zack's middle daughter, portrayed as being very intelligent and sensible. She was 11 in the beginning of the series.
* Erin Lucas - Zack's youngest daughter, portrayed as a typical tomboy in her preteen ages, but developed into a boy-crazy teenager. She was 9 years old in the beginning of the series.
* Adelaide "Addy" Lucas - Zack's mother; Katie, Julie, and Erin's grandmother; and Mandy's aunt.