Finding a position as corporate legal counsel in one's middle-50s after being downsized sucks,so Aaron haunts his local club to ease his frustration. Feeling squeezed by work and familyobligations, ghost writer Julia turns up at the same club to do research for her currentassignment.When they meet, their attraction is instant. Aaron vows to peel away the layers of Julia'sshyness along with her clothes and push her to discover her hidden self to become his Jewel.But real life isn't all fun and games. Julia's accident-prone mother demands her attention. Hersister thinks Julia doesn't really work because she works at home. Aaron's job search yieldszero leads, and he's estranged from his rudderless adult son, who lives with him.All these roadblocks conspire to test their burgeoning relationship. Can they rise above all thesechallenges and come together?