In a dating scene full of well-educated, ambitious and attractive players, is the βterminally singleβ woman her own worst enemy?
Thatβs the accusation hurled at Aimee Chase, a young Chicago sports marketing executive who finds herself confronted with professions of love from Michael Blake, a handsome but bland high school classmate. When Aimee tries but fails to let him down easy, habitually nice Michael hits below the belt, implying sheβs too damaged to appreciate a good man. Check, please: An insulted Aimee showers Michael in her glass of sweet-but-smoky Merlot.
Truth is, Michael's accusations drew blood. With a romantic history littered with cheaters and bad boysβincluding a married one with a very big job who is still in her lifeβAimee fears that she has sabotaged her chances of ever finding the right guy. Months later, as her career implodes and she finds herself enveloped in a high-profile scandal, sheβs not sure what to think when a suddenly captivating Michael reappears.
Thrilled to find that this βsafeβ guy now makes her weak in the knees, Aimee ultimately has her ecstasy interrupted by the revelation that Michael has transformed into a promiscuous, cold-hearted pick-up artist he thinks women like Aimee want. When heβs caught with related baggage but declares his fidelity, should Aimee toss aside a promising relationship, or just accept that βitβs complicated?β