No one is going to convince her to fall in love again... Penny Rose has learned her lesson and now she´s paying the price. That´s why she´s sharing a dilapidated house in a tiny California town with her feisty grandmother and tween brother living off the leftovers from her catering job. It´s a far cry from her dream life. But who needs dreams… or love… or sex when there´s amateur plumbing projects to tackle and breakfast casseroles to bake? One thing´s for sure, she´s never falling in love again. Not even with the sexy, snarky contractor who keeps testing the walls she´s built. Ryder Colburn has his hands full running the family business and caring for the ailing father who´s a virtual stranger from the cold, heavy-handed man he used to be. He´s got zero free time for hobbies or women. Or so he thinks until one walks into his life… and the path of an oncoming car. Ryder doesn´t mind playing the hero for the skittish, independent woman. Maybe it´s the secrets in her eyes or the scar on her chin. Whatever the reason, he´s compelled to get closer.