A penthouse condo, the corner office—life was easy for Aaron, the youngest McKade brother, who by his own admission sometimes rode on the coattails of his wealthy family. Until his grandfather exiled him to a job building homes in the barrio of south central L.A., that is. Not knowing the difference between a nail and a screw made things tough—but not nearly as tough as figuring out Jennifer Alvarado, the curvaceous Latina in charge of the crew. Despite her suspicion that he'd never done an honest day's work, Jennifer decided to give Aaron a break. Yet even after the mystery rookie had worked overtime to prove his newfound sense of responsibility, she wasn't ready to lower her guard. Because Jennifer had learned the hard way that love without trust was a house without a foundation...and too easy to tear down.

Nelson McKade was a Fortune 500 CEO—until his eccentric grandfather decided he needed to learn humility. Now the Chicago power broker is knee-deep in the manure of a small dairy operation set to go "udders" up any day. The owner of the farm is something else. Even though the gorgeous Widow Tanner is in over her head—business is slow "and" she's single-handedly raising a rebellious teenage son—she won't tolerate sass from the hired help. Taking orders from a set of flying pigtails almost kills Nelson, and he's ready to choke on the words "Yes, ma'am." But button his lip he will. He's got a few masculine wiles in mind to get his feisty boss to see things his way... .

A sky-high Manhattan office tower is the perfect place for Ryan McKade to hide from wounds both physical andemotional. Until, that is, his meddlesome grandfather putsa stop to his seclusion and arranges for some old-fashionedbackbreaking work at Parnell Bros. Inc., a not-exactly-poshrubbish removal company in blue-collar Queens, New York. After just a few days on the job, the loner is nursing stiffmuscles, evading his coworkers and pretending not to beattracted to Anna Nowakowski, the company's blond secretary. Her cheery personality and compassionate nature areirresistible to a hurting man like Ryan. Anna is determined to break down the defenses Ryan hasspent years building, and Ryan can't help but let the luscious Anna get under his skin. The question is, will they be soenthusiastic about each other once each discovers what theother is struggling so desperately to conceal?