Elsie Porter is an average twentysomething and yet what happens to her is anything but ordinary. On a rainy New Years Day, she heads out to pick up a pizza for one. She isnt expecting to see anyone else in the shop, much less the adorable and charming Ben Ross. Their chemistry is instant and electric. Within weeks, the two are head over heels in love. By May, theyve eloped. Only nine days later, Ben is out riding his bike when he is hit by a truck and killed on impact. At the hospital, she must face Susan, the mother-in-law she has never metand who doesnt even know Elsie exists.