Cha Eun-ho is a successful author and a chief editor at a book publishing company. Kang Dan-i is a mother and former successful advertising copywriter. When Cha Eun-ho was a child, Kang Dan-i saved him from an accident and was injured. Kang Dan-i had Cha Eun-ho help her while she was recuperating in hospital and later on bedrest for one year. By helping her acquire books to read from the library, Cha Eun-ho himself became interested in writing. The two youngsters stayed close friends well into adulthood. However, their friendship was strained after Kang Dan-i started dating a selfish, inconsiderate man. Although he disapproved of her choice in a partner, and she too expressed doubt at times, Kang Dan-i stands by her decision to marry this man.
Now in the present, Cha Eun-ho enlists Kang Dan-i to help him find a housekeeper - but he has no idea Kang Dan-i is the one doing the work and taking payment. Her husband has cheated on her, and she is now divorced and unemployed, but he is also unaware of her living situation and the hardships she is facing as a divorced single mother with a large gap in work experience trying to re-enter the professional world. Eventually Kang Dan-i is no longer able to keep her secrets from him, and Cha Eun-ho lends her a helping hand. Their lives become even more intertwined when Kang Dan-i applies to be a temporary task support worker at his publishing company. Although Cha Eun-ho is initially worried about how she will perform, Kang Dan-i surprises him and other senior executives with her creativity and hard work.
The rest of the series is about the personal and professional challenges they face as they slowly start to realize their true feelings for each other and navigate this next stage of their lives.
A successful writer who is also the publishing company's youngest editor-in-chief. He is a long-time friend of Kang Dan-i and harbours romantic feelings for her.
The Lead Content Development Editor and trainer of the new recruits, including Kang Dan-i. She has long-standing feelings for Cha Eun-ho, her former trainer, but he does not reciprocate those feelings.
A freelance book designer the publishing company is looking to hire, who also happened to cross paths with Kang Dan-i and later develops feelings for her. He and Cha Eun-ho have a turbulent relationship related to the conspiracy behind famous author Kang Byeong-jun's retirement and their feelings for Kang Dan-i.
Supporting characters
People at the publishing company
Kim Tae-woo as CEO Kim Jae-min.[12] He is a bit over-eager, but an overall well-meaning boss.
Kim Yoo-mi as Director Go Yoo-sun.[13] She discourages Kang Dan-i's efforts to become a part of the marketing team and keeps her busy with menial tasks around the office.
Jo Han-chul as Bong Ji-hong.[14] He is married to Seo Young-ah.
Kim Sun-young as Seo Young-ah the marketing team manager who is married to Bong Ji-hong.
Kang Ki-doong as Park Hoon, a talkative and eager-to-please new recruit on the marketing team.
Park Gyu-young as Oh Ji-yool,[15] a superficial and spoiled new recruit on the editorial team, with an overbearing mother.
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This drama aired on a cable channel/pay TV which normally has a relatively smaller audience compared to free-to-air TV/public broadcasters (KBS, SBS, MBC and EBS).
^Baek Ji-eun (October 30, 2018). [단독] 김태우, '로맨스별책부록' 출연확정…이종석과 브로맨스. Sports Chosun (in Korean). Archived from the original on November 14, 2018. Retrieved November 14, 2018.
