Friends, small town community, and a library career keep Marian Pardoo's life in a safe, comfortable rhythm. Nobody knows she's been carrying a torch for her married neighbor for years. Marian doesn't want anything to change. Then Liddy Peel careens into her life and ignites a passion Marian didn't know she could feel. Liddy has run two thousand miles from a devastating love affair. The idea of spending the sweltering summer watching the corn grow is driving her mad. Finding herself lusting after Marian the Librarian seems like yet another cosmic jest - the only thing that keeps her sane is the coffee. In a town where everybody knows the names of your exes and pets, and the dating circle is a series of changing partners, all eyes are on the breath-of-fresh-air Liddy. Marian has never been the fling type, but what if Liddy is? At least she's not the ex of an ex. Maybe Marian does want her life to change-just for the summer, of course. Big city, small town opposites attract in a hilarious, improbable romance that sets America's Heartland on fire.