No love, no risk; no risk, no hurt. When Annie and Hugh first meet in a Long Island cemetery, they're each dwelling in their own darkness. Hugh is a "serial monogamist" whose romantic fervor ruins every relationship he gets into, and Annie is still reeling from a dark secret from her past involving her dead ex-husband--one she's been drowning in alcohol and quick, failed relationships for years. That, and the terror that love may push her over the edge... Again... When they run into each other at a party in Manhattan later that night, they are surprised at how easily they connect. Despite their insistence to remain "just friends" to protect each other - and themselves - their chemistry is intense and their attraction soon becomes impossible to deny. Can they see beyond the damage they're convinced they'll do to each other and finally give in to the love they so desperately crave?