Ellen answers a personal ad and meets the man of her dreams, with one problem: he's a horrible kisser.

Ellen feels old and out of it when she starts dating a younger man, but her attempts to be cool leave her date lukewarm.

When Ellen fans a romantic flame between her boss and Adam, she's the one who may get burned.

Convinced she's responsible for getting a car salesman fired, Ellen hires him to work at Buy the Book. Meanwhile, Ellen's parents unwittingly interfere with her plans to buy a new car.

Things have changed at the bookstore for Ellen, as a coffee shop is added and Joe is hired as its manager. Meanwhile, Ellen thinks Holly's boyfriend is hitting on her, causing problems in their friendship.