Love Like Forever

Stealing Her Heart Was Not In His Job Description

Romance is the last thing on Carmen Navarro's mind. Up to her neck in student debt, she needs a teaching job, and she needs one fast. As if that wasn't stressful enough, she's also overseeing her parents' renovation project—which would be easier if the carpenter on the job had a little more work ethic and a lot less swagger. She has no time for his flirty banter and affable charm. So why can't she get him out of her head?

Matt Stetman is a catch. Everyone in Hendricks knows he'd give the shirt off his back to help a friend in need. He's been told a time or two that he's pretty delightful to be around too. But for some reason, the enigmatic Carmen seems immune to his charms.

Just as Matt begins to make headway—with the project and with Carmen—a secret from his past threatens to ruin everything. Can Carmen find the courage to trust Matt and take a shot at love? Or is the foundation of their relationship now broken beyond repair?