Vanessa Andrews has never been able to maintain a healthy, adult relationship. The past hurt she experienced has affected her in ways she doesn't even realize. In her loneliest moment, she meets an unexpected friend who brightens up her world. She denies her feelings for him, refusing to believe that someone like him could be interested in someone like her. Ian Turner is an up-and-coming author who has just got a lucrative new book deal. He has a clingy publisher whose advances he tries to avoid and who refuses to believe he does not want her. Ian moves into the apartment next door to Vanessa and after spending time with her, finds himself falling in love. However, instead of just telling her about his feelings, he decides to make her the heroine of his novel, hoping that she would see herself the way he sees her. Their love story is one of understanding and healing. Will Vanessa be able to allow herself to be happy, or will she and Ian stay in the friend zone?