The story

Connie is gorgeous, fed up, and late for work. On her walk down Main Street she gets four proposals before breakfast: the mail carrier, the gym bro, and a cowboy who says his horse already said yes.

Her grandmother Mimi has the answer before her nails are dry. Connie's ex, Darren, a man who owns a cape, put a curse on her. Every man who sees her will propose until she finds true love.

Then Jace walks into the salon, slides his sunglasses down, and tells her she's in his chair. He is the only man in town who doesn't want to marry her. Connie can't decide whether that's a relief or an insult.

The hook

A proposal a minute, and every one of them means it. The joke is the town. The story is the one man who won't play along, and whether Connie wants him to.

The people

• ConnieGorgeous, sarcastic, and cursed. Every man in town wants to marry her before lunch.
• JaceThe one man in town who will not propose.
• MimiHer grandmother. She runs the salon, and she saw this coming.
• DarrenConnie's ex. He owns a cape, and he put the curse on her.
• Dewey, Kyle and CodyThe mail carrier, the gym bro and the cowboy. They mean every word.