Shawn has been looking for "Miss Right" and when he is not looking, manages to meet up with "Miss Golddigger" and "Miss I'm Married But Don't Let That Stop You".
In his eyes women can be divided into six categories ranging from the "I just got out of a bad relationship woman" to the "Men are dogs" female, to the "My biological clock is ticking" woman.
Shawn's close friend, Kelly tries to school him to realize that he won't encounter the woman of his dreams on ESPN's Sports Center. That is as far as the benevolence is taken. During the remainder of the story, she is the selfish friend who suffers from terminal PMS.
Shawn is not portraited as perfect, either. His hang ups including the addiction to Sports Center and his steel choke hold over his wallet. Occasionally, he is even shown as childlike in his thinking.
The dating hex is lifted from Shawn's life the evening Kelly invites him to attend the Congressional Black Caucus' national conference in Washington, D.C. He does so reluctantly but finds himself having a good time once he meets "Miss Possibly".
Her name is Troi, a head to toe beauty visiting D.C. from Chicago. Since she is scheduled to stay in D.C. for only one week Shawn decides to work fast. Really, really fast. In the short period of time he falls for her like a barrel over Niagra.
After Troi's departure, Kelly takes it upon herself to "cheer up" Shawn by assuring him that it would be a total mistake in expecting to lay eyes on "Miss Possibly Not" again.
No matter how often Kelly assumes the duty of schooling Shawn, experience becomes the teacher when Troi invites him to visit her in Chicago.
Now, there is another minor character, Donnie, Shawn's best friend from way back who makes a few rare appearances. It maybe for the best. Every sentence seems to have the word "cuz" glued to it.
The element responsible for saving Whitfield's novel is his use of suspense. I was quite zealous to read page after page to figure out just who "Miss Right" would turn out to be.
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