About the book: year / As Stiletto magazine's authoritative columnist on everything related to breakups and heartache, Emma Sinclair writes from personal experience. Seven years ago, Emma was Charlotte, North Carolina's favorite debutante and blushing bride. Now she's the ice queen of the Manhattan dating scene. Emma left her sultry Southern accent behind, but even her closest friends don't know that she left her heart with it. Until Emma's latest article forces her to come face to face with her demons, namely the devilishly sexy guy who left her at the altar. Having given up everything to pursue a career as a professional footballer, Alex Cassidy watches his dreams crumble when a knee injury leaves him permanently incapacitated. Now he's hanging up his boots and trying his hand at journalism. It's just a coincidence that he chose to work in the same field and city as his ex-fiancee... right? But when Emma moves into the apartment next door, it's no accident. This is research. And Alex can't help but wonder what could have been. Unlike the innocent girl he remembers, this Emma is chic, sophisticated and assertive - and she wants nothing to do with him. The trouble is, Alex never wanted her that much..