Meet Remi Chastain. Small business owner. Classically trained Pastry Chef. Barista extraordinaire. Chronically single, vegetarian and the subject of gossip guru Starr’s Savannah Scene. Now Remi is receiving fruit baskets and phone numbers from single men around town who want to date her.
All Remi wants is to finish getting ready for the Battle of the Baristas so she can give her cafe and bakery, Buzzed & Baked the extra boost of recognition it needs and set her and her business further apart from the competition. She’s been working non-stop to win. And yes, that means that she hasn’t dated in quite some time. Okay…to be honest… it’s been well over a year, closer to two, but it’s hard starting a business on your own. Now Remi and her best friend Jayne have received the hottest ticket of the year. Masquerade Madness is an invitation only ball where you can be anonymous for one night. No one knows your name and no one can see your face. Can Remi find an escape from the long-hours of all work and no play and let herself go for an evening of no regrets? When Remi as Lady Lenore St. Vincent Millay literally bumps into handsome Will Shakespeare, she is in for an evening she won’t soon forget.
When Will wants to see her again after the ball, this Cinderella is terrified that he’ll find out about her spinster-like reputation and distract her from the competition she’s been preparing for. She make a proposal he shocks her by accepting. Virtual dating by phone, the old-fashioned way…no video for these two. Can they make it work for sixteen days until everyone knows Remi for her prowess in the Battle of the Baristas and Starr’s column becomes a thing of the past?