How can a girl who's been rejected by Once Upon A Time ever believe that happily-ever-after even exists? Co-bookstore owner Lorianne Gentry is branded by deep-seeded insecurities. Abandonment issues surface when she finds herself falling in love, totally pissing her off.Ashton Turner III was nobody's Knight-in-Shining-Armor. He'd jumped off that horse a long time ago. The sex, however, was damned good. When Lorianne's grandmother delivers life-altering news, his past explodes into the present.