Ryan Hadley is coasting through her life. She's pretty sure that everything will work out okay one day. She's got a job, but not a career, and she's just fine with that. But then her two best friends, Veronica and Audrey, get promotions and it turns out that all along, they've had a PLAN. And here Ryan sits without one. Then another best friend, Will, gets his big break as an up-and-coming rock star. Wow. It seems they all were working toward something.

So Ryan knuckles down and makes a list to give her life some focus. And then begins checking items off, no matter how silly they may be. There's the "get out of debt," which seems practical, and there's the "kiss a movie star," which is fun but silly. Now, as a new woman -- a woman with a plan -- she's set to have a great life.

Then enters the ex-boyfriend, Charlie Cavanaugh. Ryan dumped him when he wanted her to move to California for his new career. She didn't get rid of him because of a lack of love, but because she was scared of moving with him where he was going for a glamorous career in the recording business. Ryan never felt like she'd measure up and she was terrified. Of course, she didn't confess any of that to Charlie, who was heartbroken when she dumped him.

Now he's back with a "near goddess" fiancée and a definite bad attitude toward Ryan. But the sizzle is still there... Should Ryan put a future with Charlie on her goal list?

This first-person book was a lot of fun. Ryan's kick-start back into a focused life was inspirational -- it kind of makes you want to sit down and make your own goal list. I must admit, I'm a sucker for old loves who reunite -- isn't that just a classic love story? Heartbroken, torn apart, never forgetting the depth of that first true love...then making it work years later. And the Libby Street authors (a team of two women, Sarah Bushweller and Emily S. Morris) did a grand job bringing these two back together. The love between Charlie and Ryan really seemed to have depth to it, and the fact that Ryan was changing her life when they got back together was perfect. She needed the confidence of fulfilling her goals to be the person she needed to be in that relationship. I definitely recommend this book.