Men with Tools

Rye Coleman falls in lust with Alaina May the first time she walks into the office of his construction firm to hire his company to refurbish an old house into a bed-and-breakfast. Finding out she's the sister of the woman who had humiliated him in front of the whole town quickly kills that lust. He accepts the job, but refuses to have anything to do with Alaina. Alaina works side-by-side with Rye in the house. A picnic meant to thank him for his hard work turns into a night of lovemaking. A murder from seventy-three years ago, a ghost in the Victorian, and a modern-day man determined to stop the remodeling threaten the blossoming love between Rye and Alaina. They have to admit their feelings and join together, or the outside forces will team them apart.

Griff Coleman used to be the happiest man in the world, until a doped-up kid killed his wife and unborn child in a bank robbery. Now, he does his job during the day and spends the rest of the time alone. Emma Keaton, a five-foot-three package of energy, comes barreling into his life. They're thrown together when Griff is put in charge of building a restaurant next to the new bed-and-breakfast his construction company is currently remodeling. Emma oozes sex appeal, an appeal Griff finds irresistible. Emma has never been interested in anything long-term with a man. Her feelings change as she and Griff spend time together. Griff must let go of the past and accept her as part of his future. Only then will he heal and love her as much as she loves him.

Dax Coleman has it all money in the bank, a job he loves, and an address book filled with women's names who only want a good time. He's never had a problem charming a woman into his bed. He meets his match when Kelcey Ewing moves to Lanville. A former housemate of his brothers' girlfriends, Kelcey is as serious as Dax is carefree. He considers it his personal goal to teach her how to have fun. An unforgettable incident in her life has left Kelcey wary and unable to have a relationship with a man. She decides she's destined to be alone, until Dax's lovemaking awakens her senses. Unwilling to risk a broken heart with a man she considers walking sin, Kelcey tells Dax she doesn't want to get involved with him. Dax must prove to Kelcey his love for her is real, and will last the rest of his life.