No one ever thinks being a stepmother will be easy, but thousands of women soon find it's much harder than they ever thought it would be. From frustration at having all the responsibilities of motherhood with none of the reward, to fear that stepfamily issues are straining their marriage, stepmothers are faced with a myriad of concerns with nowhere to turn for help-until now.

As a stepmother, therapist, and founder of the popular website StepsForStepmothers.com, Dr. Rachelle Katz knows all too well how challenging stepmotherhood can be. Based on thousands of in-depth interviews and the latest research, Dr. Katz has created a powerful, ten-step program to help readers: