Emma gave up the dream of love at a young age. To Emma, relationships are a waste of time and energy. She can give herself everything she needs without a partner. Ironically, Emma writes romance novels to pursue her dream of becoming an author. In all the time she's been writing swoony storylines, she's never considered one for herself. Beau is experienced with women, but only for one night at a time. He is commitment-phobic through and through after things went south with his daughter's mom and the person he thought he would be with forever. Beau will do anything to avoid seeing the same woman twice, which is exactly why his brother bets him to go on three dates with a woman of his choosing. His hatred of losing a bet to his brother outweighs his hatred for commitment, and he agrees to it, sure that he's going to win. Unfortunately, his brother just so happens to choose the one woman in Knoxville who isn't looking for a relationship, especially not one with Beau.