His Insignificant Other

When Casey Beck's first love's first love shows up again--on Casey's doorstep, no less--it's the beginning of a search for the truth about love, trust, sex, friendship, and jealousy that leads Casey to finally listen to the one person who's had the answers all along: herself...Twenty-nine year-old college film professor Casey Beck is at a crossroads. Employed but unfulfilled in New York City, she sees her professional dreams slipping away. And the personal life she thought was finally coming together almost fell apart when she discovered that a month into their relationship, her man, John Paul, slept with his sexy ex-girlfriend, Mali. He swears it meant nothing, but it meant a whole lot to Casey--and it still does, even months after the fact. Casey has tried everything from celibacy to candlelight dinners to get her feelings back on track, but it's just not that simple. And it's about to get a lot more complicated. A statuesque former dancer, Mali always seemed prettier, smarter, and more sophisticated than Casey. But the night she unexpectedly returns from a trip with no job--and no place to crash but Casey's--it's clear that she's also nervier. Because if there's one thing Casey knows for sure, it's that she'll do whatever it takes to prevent Mali from staying with her only other friend in town: John Paul. And Mali knows it too. As the unlikely roommates' predicament gets thorny, and the sexual politics within their tight group of mutual friends--and past and future lovers--gets heated, Casey learns just how far she's willing to go to hold onto a man--and a dream...