You'd think, now that she's off the hook for murder, that Alison, an English professor at a cushy college campus just north of chaotic New York City, would be able to relax. But how can she, with a wedding in the works? A Ph.D can only go so far…

The recently-divorced Alison couldn't be happier for her best friend, the bride Max. The problem is with the groom.

Namely, his best man: the stunningly handsome yet technically married NYPD homicide detective Bobby Crawford. Alison just can't stop day-dreaming about him - until a new nightmare unfolds. Alison's ex-husband has just turned up dead. And now that's she's being dragged into another murder investigation - his time, involving the Mob-boss parent of a student - Bobby might be the only man she can trust with her life. But will he ever make Alison his wife?

With a killer on the loose, the pursuit of happiness may just have to wait…