Fixie Farr has always lived by her fathers motto: Family first. And since her dad passed away, leaving his charming housewares store in the hands of his wife and children, Fixie spends all her time picking up the slack from her siblings instead of striking out on her own. The way Fixie sees it, if she doesnt take care of her fathers legacy, who will?
Its simply not in Fixies nature to say no to people. So when a handsome stranger in a coffee shop asks her to watch his laptop for a moment, she not only agreesshe ends up saving it from certain disaster. To thank Fixie for her quick thinking, the computers owner, Sebastian, an investment manager, scribbles an IOU on a coffee sleeve and attaches his business card. Fixie laughs it offshed never actually claim an IOU from a stranger. Would she?
But then Fixies childhood crush, Ryan, comes back into her life, and his lack of a profession pushes all of Fixies buttons. As always, she wants nothing for herselfbut shed love Seb to give Ryan a job. No sooner has Seb agreed than the tables are turned once more and a new series of IOUs between Seb and Fixiefrom small favors to life-changing momentsensues. Soon Fixie, Ms. Fixit for everyone else, is torn between her family and the life she really wants. Does she have the courage to take a stand? Will she finally grab the life, and love, she really wants?
