Emilly had convinced herself she didn't need love.
At twenty-two, she had bigger things to worry about—graduate school, rent, and surviving on caffeine and sheer determination. Romance had always been something that happened to other people, the kind of story she only ever found between the pages of her favorite books.
But after one too many reminders that her love life is painfully nonexistent, Emilly agrees to let her best friend set her up through an anonymous blind-date website. What follows is a parade of disasters: arrogant men, awkward dinners, and dates so terrible they're almost laughable.
Ready to give up for good, she agrees to one final match.
Then she meets Gui.
Shy, bookish, and unexpectedly charming, he's nothing like the men who came before him. Their connection is instant—effortless in a way that feels almost impossible. Over candlelight and conversation, what begins as just another blind date becomes something neither of them saw coming.
As one perfect night unfolds in the heart of Seattle, Emilly begins to wonder if maybe love was never something she missed out on.
Maybe it was simply waiting for the right reservation.
A heartfelt contemporary romance about missed timing, unexpected chemistry, and the beautiful possibility of finding exactly who you need when you least expect it.
