Sixty-six year old Charles Montgomery had a full and complete life except for one aspect of it, he was unlucky at love. Every time he met, dated and became serious with a woman, something happened to the relationship. What was it in Charles' nature that affected his relationships? Although a decorated Army helicopter pilot in Vietnam, then a successful airline pilot, he was forever falling short in the most important aspect of is life. After giving up on female companionship in his life Charles' meets spinster Doctor Jennifer Burns. A most unlikely pairing of two individuals, Burns has had nothing to do with relationships ever since her husband left her a decade before. Will Charles finally find the love with Jennifer that has eluded him all his life, or will he continue to fail? Will Charles ever find happiness after the shocking ending of the story?