Christopher Penman and Claire Abby know very well that their break-up was the ultimate test of their love. Now back together, they're looking only to the future. Christopher's band is making a run at it after a long hiatus. Claire lands a magazine job she never dreamed of. Only a ring on Claire's finger and a baby on the way could make their new life more complete, and Chris is determined they'll have it all.

But when her college-bound daughter starts pushing the limits and they get news about Claire's dad that shakes her to the core, Chris and Claire's picture-perfect plans...

Music critic Claire Abby is a single mom dreading her daughter's departure for college and worried that turning forty will leave her career running on fumes. When she lands a Rolling Stone interview with '80s British rock legend Christopher Penman, she's floored. It's way more than a lucky break. Claire spent her teenage years fantasizing he was her boyfriend.

In person, Chris is everything Claire feared-sexy, charming, and not about to discuss the rumors he's dodged for a decade. Still, she contains her adolescent fantasies and earns his trust, unearthing the truth and the...