Nora Finley has vasovagal syncope, a condition that causes her to faint under stressful circumstances. During these fainting spells, her vivid imagination and romantic streak come alive. As a coping mechanism, she rewrites her favorite stories in her head—a skill she hopes to one day channel into a bestselling novel. But Nora’s dreams are just that. Dreams. In reality, she’s a florist who lives in a walk-up in Queens with a stack of unfinished manuscripts and a lot of lonely Friday nights.

When Nora meets Neil—the quintessential knight in shining armor—she thinks she’s found her romantic ideal. Their happily ever after hits a snag after she discovers his brother, Chase, is the author Sebastian Albertine—romance novelist by day, cynic by night, and the man whose living room she fainted in just days before.

When Chase hires Nora to create bouquets for a charity gala, they are forced to spend more time together. She realizes they aren’t where they want to be in life. He’s stuck writing romance novels when he wants to do stand-up, and she’s never successfully completed a book. They come up with a pact: she’ll finish a book and he’ll perform a stand-up routine in two months. But the real challenge for Nora will be not falling for Chase in the process.