"Happily, the MacNeill brothers are back! Conn is the charming brother who takes no prisoners in his commitment for victory...The multi-dimensional characters are easy to love." –The Romance Reader Business consultant Conn MacNeill is determined to prove himself after his recent firing from his high stakes, high powered job in Boston. This trip down south to save Val's restaurant, Wild Thymes, is just a detour on his comeback trail. Conn needs the recommendation of Val’s father...but he isn't counting on his attraction to free spirit Val. As a condition of her father’s loan, independent Val Cutler is forced to accept Conn's advice to save her struggling restaurant...but she doesn’t have to like it. Desire quickly flares between the Yankee consultant and the sexy southern beauty. But things get even hotter when they begin to uncover the secrets behind the restaurant’s troubles. Secrets that someone would kill to keep... Romance Writers of America RITA© Award finalist Praise for for New York Times bestselling author Virginia Kantra "Virginia Kantra is back where we want her, writing fantastic contemporary romance." –Rendezvous "I'm a long time Virginia Kantra fan girl because every time I read one of her books, she reminds me why I read romance." –JoAnn Ross, New York Times bestselling author "Kantra has to be the only romance author I've read whose characters are as rich as those of Nora Roberts." –The Romance Reader