Escaping an impending arranged marriage in India, Maya Gupta arrives in America only to face a far greater challenge -- cancer -- and, while staying in her best friend's apartment, she participates in a DC clinical trial that could save her life. But herbest friend has a brother -- major league baseball player Ben Evans -- who is shocked to find Maya in his apartment. Can he protect his above-reproach reputation and still search for a way to help a woman he is coming to admire?
Maya Gupta is a survivor. After escaping an impending arranged marriage in India as a teenager, she has thrived in America. But now she faces her greatest challenge yetcancer has invaded her life, and unless she finds a way to participate in a clinical trial in Washington, DC, this may be one battle she loses. When Maya's best friend Kari offers Maya the lifeline of a place to stayher brother's currently vacant DC apartment the young woman eagerly accepts and goes to meet her fate . . .