Raising Mandy (Novel Series)

Raising Mandy is an novel series written by Maryam Wells. It revolves around Mandy Savage, a 30-year-old licensed cosmetologist

Synopsis
The series takes place in Calabasas, a wealthy and safe neighborhood in Los Angeles, California. Mandy Savage, a beautician is the cousin of real estate agent, Zack Lucas serving as a parental figure to the Zack's three daughters, Katie, Julie, and Erin.

Premise
The series shares many similarities with Gimme a Break! and Full House. Mandy, a nail artist, becomes the mother figure to her widowed cousins' three teenage daughters.

Mandy Savage becomes the mother figure to the three daughters of a real-estate tycoon, Katie, Julie, and Erin. Mandy has to contend with her flashy mother.

Trivia

 * The mom of the Lucas girls, Zack's wife, was killed by a drunk driver in a car accident as revealed in one episode.
 * This is similar to the plot in the TV series, Full House.
 * All of the Lucas kids attended Filmore Middle School and Montrose High.
 * Julie's birthday isn't shown until Season 5, Episode 16 "Crushed," when her thirteenth birthday is celebrated.
 * The first book episode takes place three months after Zack's wife's death.
 * Some personal/family issues the show dealt with were: alcoholism, domestic abuse, loss of a parent, marriage, teen pregnancy, eating disorders, LGBT, bullying, amnesia.