She’s rewriting his love story. But the ending might be different than they expected. Emma Wheeler desperately longs to be a screenwriter. She’s spent her life studying, obsessing over, and writing romantic comedies—good ones! That win contests! But she’s also been the sole caretaker for her kind-hearted dad, who has multiple sclerosis, and now she has to put her dreams on hold again to care for him after a bad fall. The one thing she’s not allowed to do is take a fantastic, once-in-a-lifetime writing assignment. But her dad believes in her dreams even more than she does, and with his encouragement, she finds herself on a private jet to L.A., headed for the opportunity of a lifetime. The offer is this: All she has to do is rewrite a script for famous screenwriter Charlie Yates. The catch? Charlie Yates doesn’t want her help. He’s never even heard of her. And he’s certainly never, ever allowed anyone to rewrite his words. But he’s also desperate. His last movie was a flop, his reputation is on the line, and the studio won’t greenlight his new, $200 million project without a rewrite. He’s under a time crunch—and a tiny bit of duress—when he finally agrees to let Emma take a crack at the script. But only if she’ll do it here in L.A., where he can supervise. Emma’s not sure she can write her way out of a paper bag while the great Charlie Yates is watching her. But if she can, this could be the start of everything she’s ever dreamed of. The only problem? Charlie Yates is a complete and total grump. He drinks coffee all day and whiskey all night. He has no friends, just assistants he hires and fires. He’s rude and arrogant and completely closed off. But he’s also brilliant and funny and has a secret kindness that he hides from everyone. As they spend their days together, rewriting a love story about two people who are wrong for each other on paper but right in every other way, Emma starts to wonder if she might be writing her own real-life romance. But Charlie’s past is as complicated as his present. And a happy ending for them might be more impossible than any Hollywood script.
