Tessa has been as patient as humanly possible for three long, aggravating years, ever since Tucker McLain moved into the townhouse next to hers, and she is looking forward to getting away from him for a week in the sun more than she's looked forward to anything in a long while.

Tucker has had it with his next-door neighbor, Tessa Philips, with her deplorable taste in music and her inability to keep her nose out of his business, and he can't wait for his vacation and getting away from her. Until he discovers he and Tessa have not only chosen the same vacation destination but are being forced to share living quarters due to circumstances beyond their control.