The course of true love doesn't run smoothly when your predicted soul mate is already dead. Kate Hale isn't excited to end her first month as an investigative actuary in Accidental Death Predications on probation. So, when her boss farms her out as a consultant to a private Love Predictions company to "give her a break," Kate fears that her days at her dream job are numbered. But the new case offers an interesting puzzle. Hundreds of customers hoping for the names of their true loves have been mistakenly paired with the recently deceased. It's Kate's chance to prove she can solve the unsolvable, but her client is more interested in preventing the problem from reoccurring than uncovering the mystery. At least her new case doesn't require Ian Becker's assistance. She's not interested in his type of rogue investigative work and the trouble it brings. When he's not breaking and entering or ignoring procedure, he insists on discussing their unresolved private matter after she volunteered to be his temporary pack mate. Except Becker manages to bring the trouble right to her doorstep anyway.