After years in New York and a spell in Los Angeles, Joe Goldberg is moving to enjoy the fresh air and simple pleasures of life in the Pacific Northwest. For the first time in a long time, he can just breathe. And at his new job at the local library, he meets Mary Kay: A fellow librarian. A mother. A friend. A woman with a life of her own. A woman he can see himself having a life with. Joe is finally ready for the real thing. With his encouragement, Mary Kay will see that he is the one, that they can have a happily ever after together. He’s going to start a family – even if it kills him.