Mallory Kennedy never allowed herself time to know herself, always stuffing her life with new romantic entanglements. She decides to finally break the unhealthy pattern of going from one failed relationship to the next. After spending a year nurturing herself and her best interests, she decides to reenter the dating pool. She sets her sights on one man: quality control manager Todd Duvall. Todd only visits her sales department when something has gone wrong. Hes been known to show up when someone is about to be reprimanded in true Todd Duvall fashionwhich was never pleasant. Not intimidated in the least, Mallory goes after her favorite office Viking. Once she summons the courage to formally introduce herself to Todd, though, a coworker points out the company dating policy that forbids any relationship between employees. Determined, Mallory must find a way around this. Todd is her fantasy, and shes waited long enough to kindle their fiery flame. But will Todd even be open to the idea?