Helen Franklin hates nothing quite as much as having to ask for help, but when her roommate burns their apartment down, she has to accept her successful baby sister’s offer to stay at her place until she lands on her feet. When the Carters throw a fancy benefit, she plans to show her face for a few minutes and head to her room, but a hot, sexy stranger has other ideas. It was supposed to be one quickie. She wasn’t supposed to see him again. Their lives are worlds apart. But when Cade Lawson sets his eyes on a prize, he plays for keeps.