You can't run from your past . . . Frumpy, unhappy, and stuck in a rut, romance writer Alyssa Barnes needs a change. Tired of writing happily ever afters for her characters, she wants one for herself. When Brett Sommers offers her an opportunity to change her situation, she questions his motives and his sincerity. Tower City marathon director Brett Sommers wants to run a new route in life, literally and figuratively. Bored and restless, he decides to write a running manual for beginners to broaden his career, and he asks Alyssa for help. As they work together, obstacles from their pasts slow them down, and despite their growing attraction, their budding romance crumbles. Can they overcome their personal ghosts, or are they running toward a dead end?