Contemporary fiction. Meet Jo. Shes an incurable romantic ever hopeful that life will bring her the things she wants most: a husband children a family. She wants what her parents have had the happiest marriage ever. Meet Dean. Hes a self-made self sufficient man who doesnt believe in happy-ever-afters. Why would he when his father walked out on his mother and sister and left them to fend for themselves? A chance phone call a reckless decision and a twist of fate bring these two utterly different people together neither of them will ever be the same again.