Denver Cereal, Volume 01

Denver Cereal begins when Jillian Roper prepared to attend her ex-husband Trevor’s engagement party in thigh-high leather boots. At the party, she is rescued from her own panic and insecurity by Jacob Marlowe. With the help of her friends, Jill manages to follow through with her plan and stuns the guest of honor.

A few weeks later, Jill, Jacob, and Katy, Jill’s three-year old daughter, go on a non-date at the Denver Zoo. Katy is stung by a bee and goes into anaphylactic shock. Prepared by the psychic Delphie, Jacob manages to save Katy’s life and get her to the hospital in time. He shocks Jill by paying the hospital bill.
While Katy is in the hospital, Jacob’s actress sister, Valerie Lipson, leaves her wealthy producer fiancé to make the trip home to Denver. Valerie’s estranged husband is Jill’s older brother Mike Roper. Valerie and Mike decide to give their marriage another try at the same time Jill and Jacob get together as a couple.

When Jill is fired from her day job for taking a sick day to care for Katy, Jacob rescues her again. After crying in his car, she realizes she left Katy’s medication inside the office. Jacob goes into the office to get the medication and to confront Jill’s boss. In return, Jill’s boss attacks Jacob with a 20-pound pipe wrench. Jacob is critically injured

Between life and death, Jacob meets his deceased mother, Celia. While Jacob struggles to survive, Jill is nearly raped by her ex-husband Trevor. Valerie’s publicist sets up an interview for Valerie and Mike with Oprah. And Katy asks Jacob if he will be her “Daddy.”

While conferring with Jacob in his hospital room, Aden Norsen, Jacob’s second in command, reconnects with Jill’s best friend, Sandy. Sandy and Aden work through their issues and to begin a relationship.

In the meantime, Mike panics at the idea he might not be good enough for Valerie’s Hollywood lifestyle. In asking friends for help, he snares a lucrative modeling contract for Valerie and Jill. He is dressed, waxed and polished in style. The US Army gives Mike some assistance with his interview.

Denver Cereal winds down when Jacob finally returns from the hospital into Jill’s arms.

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