Magazine writer Nia Phillips's latest assignment is a feature article on the East Coast's five most eligible bachelors. But her research hits a snag when she meets number five, Daniel Strahan. Daniel, the head coach of Boston's professional basketball team, wants no part of the project. It seems that he distrusts the media as much as Nia hates basketball. And that's quite a bit.

Yet when Daniel refuses her interview request, he is instantly drawn to Nia's quick intelligence and dark beauty. Though Nia finds Daniel decidedly intriguing, she knows that a man constantly on the road, who lives and breathes basketball, is no man for her. There's only one thing she forgot-love doesn't play by the rules.