Melody Bryant has heard it all before. Of course, she is the embodiment of the stereotype about librarians. Loves order. Loves rules and deadlines. Loves books. But what she doesn't like is that she's still a virgin at twenty-four. Unfortunately, the only guy she was interested in dumped her. And then he left the city. Eight. Years. Back. Oh. Her birthday is fast approaching and she just can't take it anymore. She'll find a boyfriend before her birthday, which is five weeks away, or she'll adopt two more cats and fully embrace the title of "crazy cat lady." But when her last date ends in epic failure, everyone begins to think of her as the "diligent librarian" she realizes that she needs to destroy her reputation. And she knows the perfect guy to help her—the baddest guy in town. This war veteran does not yet know that he is in big trouble...