Jake Entwhistle is smart and handsome, but he lives with the shadow of his deceased girlfriend, who died on 9/11. Janet Rossi is a bright, witty aide to the governor of Massachusetts who suffers from cystic fibrosis, an illness that makes her, as she puts it, not exactly a good long-term investment. After meeting by accident late one night, they begin a love affair filled with humor, startling intimacy, and a deep, abiding connection. In A Little Love Story, Roland Merullo has created a sometimes poignant, sometimes hilarious tale of attraction and loyalty, jealousy and grief. It is a classic love story with some modern twists.