Ever since they were in high school, Patty has pined for Derek. But they moved in different social circles. Derek was a jock, and his parents were wealthy and connected. Patty was a quiet dreamer from a working class family. When the tall, dark object of her first serious crush waltzes into the store where Patty works, he doesn’t even recognize her. But that’s before Venus, Goddess of Love, and Mars, God of War, decide to lend a hand. Helping people unlucky in love and stuck in ruts is what they do. And Patty can sure use all the help they can give her!