Fender Barnes profits from an institution he doesnât believe in: marriage. Heâs a talented designer, but a reluctant jewelry store owner, thanks to his popâs retirement. Heâs cynical, heâs jaded, heâs not entirely certain about the concept of love, but heâs happy to sell an eager young guy an engagement ring for his fiancĂŠe to beâuntil moments after the transaction when that eager guy is hit by a car and killed, and Fenderâs conscience pays a rare visit. He retrieves the ring and decides to find the woman his customer intended to marry. That woman turns out to be Ginger Stevens, twenty-something ski instructor, whoâdespite being full of guilt and self-doubt after the death of her boyfriendâis someone Fender finds he quite enjoys being around. Heâs smitten. Which is all well and good, except that after he meets her, Fender canât do it. Though itâs right there in his pocket, he canât tell her about the ring. Instead, he embarks on a long, ridiculous quest to find a way to tell her the truth he knows she deserves. Aided by advice from Pop and the antics of his best friend Sam, Fender tries desperately to juggle his budding romance with the reality he knows could ruin it. Will he find love or foul it up? Can Ginger move out of the past to embrace what the future has to offer? Meet this unlikely pair in Beck Andersonâs heartfelt and fabulously funny second novel, The Jeweler.