Bonnie: As a yoga instructor and massage therapist, I barely make enough to cover the mortgage and the gigantic credit-card bills my ex-husband stuck me with. And when my ancient Toyota bites the dust in the grocery store parking lot, I know I’ll be stuck with a big repair bill as well. It’s enough to make a girl break down in tears. Until the Hot Mechanic shows up. Tucker: It’s taking me months to get my car-repair service back up and out of the red, after my former partner stole from the business and left it near bankruptcy. I do all the jobs I can, because every dollar counts. I’m careful not to trust anybody the way I trusted my partner and ex-friend. And then, on a grocery run, I see the girl. She’s standing next to a clearly non-functional vehicle, sobbing her heart out, but when she realizes she isn’t alone, it almost breaks my heart to see her try to stop crying. I want to fix her car. I want to fix her life. And maybe she can help me fix mine.

LILAH: After a storm, I discover a giant hole in the roof of the lovely old brick building I bought a few years ago to house my day spa. I line up a contractor to fix it for me. I swallow my fears of failure and extend my bank loan for the repairs. City government says I need a permit, and I need a building inspector to come out and inspect the property before I can get a permit. Trouble is, not only is the building inspector ridiculously hot, he’s an insensitive jerk. But he’s also an insensitive jerk who can put my dream out of business. What am I going to do? BEN: One look at this old brick shop in downtown Rivertown, and all I see is trouble for the renovators. One look at its owner, and all I see is trouble for my heart. Lilah’s stubborn, defensive, cranky, and suspicious—and the most curvaceous, sexy beauty I’ve ever met. Now I have a decision to make: bend the building codes so she can keep her building, or possibly lose my job. The one thing I’m sure of is that I’m not going to lose her. I’m going to win her.

TANA: I’ve always been anxious—about everything. Thunderstorms. Job interviews. Heights. Falling in love. It’s all scary. I just keep my head down and hope I get through it okay. Except that when I meet Jesse, I wish I was a different kind of person. I wish I was as fearless as he is. I’m just not. JESSE: Everything in life is a risk. You can’t count on anything, so you take life as it comes and make the best of it. And when I meet beautiful, shy, curvy Tana while I’m working on repairing the roof of her roommate’s business, I seize the opportunity with both hands. She’s everything I’ve ever wanted. How can I convince her to let go of her safety net and fly like the angel she is?

JACLYN: When my dad died ten years ago, I promised my mom that I wouldn't leave her. I'm not a teenager any more, I'm a grown woman, and sometimes I itch for my own family. My own life. But I worry about Mom. When the air-conditioning goes wonky at Mom's house, my brother gets a buddy of his to come fix the heat pumps, and I'm instantly attracted. One hot night at his place, and I can't get enough of Quinn. But he doesn't understand why I need to stay with my mother. QUINN: When my friend Jesse asks me to fix his mom's heat pumps, I'm happy to do it. I'm even happier to meet his stunning, curvy sister Jaclyn. We hit it off right away, and one incredible night together tells me this is the only woman for me. But she's not willing to break away from her old life to start a new one with me. Will Jaclyn's worry for her mother keep us apart—or will love come to our rescue?

GINA: The tiny old house I’m renting needs some work. I’ve been hounding my landlord to get the outside steps fixed, but he keeps putting me off. Which makes the hot shirtless guy working on my front walk a complete surprise. I lost my trust in men years ago, when my old boyfriend ditched me right after finding out I was pregnant. But Emmett is sweet as well as sexy. He lights up around my daughter . . . and he lights up around me. One unforgettable night with him shows me everything I want in life. Can I believe him when he says he’s in love with me? EMMETT: Fixing the front steps was just another job. But then I meet the person who lives behind those steps, and her adorable daughter. Falling for beautiful, curvy nurse Gina changes my life. I’ve suddenly realized what my heart’s been missing: a home with a family in it. One with a wife in it. A wife like Gina. Can she learn to trust me, when she’s been so badly hurt before?

ELSIE: It's the end of summer, and the school where I work as a guidance counselor is getting ready to open for the fall. Except there's this giant hole in the fence around the football field, and that has to be fixed—fast. The guy fixing the fence is literally the most charming guy I’ve ever met. I'd love to ask him out, but super-sexy guys like that never even notice big girls like me. CARTER: I get a rush job to repair a car-sized hole in a fence at the middle school. That’s where I meet Elsie, who is beautiful and sweet and sassy and sexy. It doesn’t take long for me to decide she’s the one for me. But I don’t know whether she thinks I’m the one for her. Am I just her rough-trade booty call? Or is it love?

MOLLY: It's been the worst day ever. First off, my hair won't cooperate. Then my car won't start. When it finally does, I get a speeding ticket on the way to my doctor's office for my annual exam. And then . . . the elevator breaks down. With claustrophobic me stuck inside it. I've never been so relieved to hear a friendly, calming voice on the other side of the elevator doors. All the time the repair guy is working, he's soothing me down. When he eventually gets the doors open, I'm stunned to find that the kind voice belongs to the sexiest guy I've ever seen in my life. EVAN: It's a routine day—until it's suddenly not. I get an emergency call to get someone out of an elevator car stuck between floors, and the poor lady in there is having panic attacks. While I'm talking to her, I'm more and more impressed by Molly's bravery in enduring her personal nightmare. And when I get the doors open and finally lay eyes on her, I'm gobsmacked to find out that this brave girl is the curvy beauty of my dreams. Nothing can stop me from pursuing her.

LAURA: Eight years after I left my hometown, I'm back, with one failed marriage, zero college degrees, four failed careers, zero children, one busted credit rating, and one small mountain of debt (blame my ex, thanks). My Perfect Overachiever big sister's been kind enough to take me in. And kind enough to find me a temporary job, too. My first week there, who should walk in but the best friend who tried to keep me from marrying my walking-disaster ex. LATHAN: I don't believe in love at first sight. I'm not sure I believe in love, period. After the girl of my dreams rejected me and ran off to marry her older, loser boyfriend, I gave up on her. And on love. Now that she's back—single, emotionally healthy, and glad to see me—do I even want to give love a shot again? Heaven help me, I think I do.