San Francisco.
The Curio Cafe. An inconspicuous cafe tucked behind the corner of a quiet road filled with hidden stories. One of them involves a shy girl, a mysterious boy, and coffee.
It's Christmas Eve. Cherie Grant is new to the city, working as a barista there. Every day she watches the arrival of a certain someone with piercing green eyes. But her eyes always avoid his gaze as she hands him his regular coffee: black, no cream, no sugar.
She wants nothing more for Christmas than to have this mysterious green-eyed man talk to her.
But love at first sight is only a fantasy. It is a bumpy road, filled with unexpected twists and turns, betrayal, and possibly even heartbreak.
Elliot Jensen and Elliot Fintry have a lot in common. They share the same name, the same house, the same school, oh and they hate each other but, as they will quickly learn, there is a fine line between love and hate.