Cadey-Lynn Winston has always wanted A Love Story of Her Own. Her parents', after all, is epic; it's a hard shadow to grow up in. When she is betrayed on the eve of her prom, Cadey-Lynn finds herself with a last minute date with the last man she ever expected, or for that matter wanted. She has been carrying a grudge against Dirk Foster ever since he grabbed her, laid one on her, and proceeded to leave for college. Cadey-Lynn is suddenly swept up in the kind of romance she always wanted. At least until it all comes crashing down around her. Cadey-Lynn, secret held close, escapes to college and vows to be no man's fool again. Upon returning from college, she finds herself working with Dirk. How can she work with him day in and day out and keep her secret as well as the effect he still has on her? And why does he seem determined to prove that she was wrong about him all those years ago?