High school English teacher Grace Gilmore is thrilled to receive free opera tickets from an unknown benefactor. She is less enthusiastic to learn that she will be sitting next to school football coach Ben Fox, a man who knows nothing about opera. The rising young tenor singing the lead is a former student and star football player of theirs. Known for his impish sense of humor, is he behind the provocative seating arrangement? A fast-moving tale of romance unfolding over an opera season spent with a man who won't shut up during the performances by the author of "A Match for Mary Bennet," "Rifts and Restorations" and "The Watsons Revisited."