Widowed and on her own, Maddie Chase wasn't looking for love when she took on her dream job at the theatre. Love found her in the person of Bret Atkins, one of the world's most sought-after movie stars. Of course, Bret wasn't looking for love, either. Isolated by his family, still mourning the death of his wife, he concentrated all his energies on his career, and on his lonely young daughter. Maddie and Bret clash almost immediately, bashing themselves against the barriers that each has built. They are the last to see what their friends and colleagues and families notice almost from the start: that love, when it comes, will find a way, and despite all the foolish and hurtful things you can do to thwart it, love waits.