Would she be swept away by city life, city love? Raising a child alone in Manhattan wasn't easy for Betsy Miller. But after her divorce she wanted to start fresh and stake her claim in the Big Apple. Her night-time job as a secretary in a law office gave Betsy the freedom she longed for--all of the cultural advantages of the City at her fingertips combined with time to share with her son. Betsy's life-style was finally her own, until she made a costly error one night at work--and met Nick Creme. As the firm's hottest lawyer, nick posed the kind of obstacle Betsy could not ignore. And nick surely demanded all of Betsy's attention ....