Life as a cat isn't all that bad. But Ian O'Rourke yearns for an existence of not having to hunt for food, hide from well-meaning animal control officers or worry over such monumental details as someone finally defeating the magic and -- gasp! -- having him fixed. If he could possibly find a woman who could make him fall in love and love him in return, then his curse would be broken and his feline existence would be over. Could homely, uptight Marian Cole be that woman? Ian is desperate convey his true self to her, to show her he is anything but a house pet -- and that it would be a horrible mistake to get him fixed.