Barbara is a breathtakingly pretty, flamboyant presenter and producer working in the tabloid media. She has professional accolades behind her, is a hostess of fashion shows, feels she has achieved everything in life, yet in her personal life she feels empty and unhappy. Her snobbish parents question every decision she makes, while her shallow, self-absorbed girlfriends are increasingly out of her league. H last relationship ended and she finally meets the shy, eccentric Emil, a writer with aspirations, at a blind date night, with whom he falls in love almost immediately and unexpectedly. Humorous, heart-warming situations and witty dialogue ensure that the reader never feels alone for a moment.