Gattis Montgomery is down on his luck. After a tragic accident he loses his home, his business, his car, and everyone he loves. Between his days living on the streets and his nights at the local men's shelter, the downtown library becomes a necessary respite to help him maintain his sanity. Patrice King is a dream come true. She's intelligent, accomplished and beautiful! After a chance meeting, thoughts of her fuel every one of Gattis' fantasies and has him imagining a future that doesn't feel quite so bleak. But Patrice is fighting her own demons. Reeling from the death of her beloved mother and not knowing her paternity, she's not interested in a relationship with any man. When their budding friendship evolves into a passionate relationship, the two discover happily-ever-after is possible under the most daunting circumstances.

Ruth Mason has known great love. But since the death of her husband, she's also been hurt more times than she cares to count. Calvin "Clutch" Williams has given up on love, the dating game leaving him bruised and battered.When their adult children conspire to bring them together, setting them up on a blind date, neither is sure they should trust the process. Dating has always been a major fail that has left both their hearts broken. But when love bites, promising them forever, both must also face that their happy ending will never be what either had hoped.