Ryder is the hardest Montgomery brother to find out-with a tough-as-nails outdoors and possibly nothing at all too soft underneath. He’s surly and unsociable, but when he straps on a tool belt, no woman can resist his sexy swagger. Except, apparently, Wish Beaumont, the innkeeper of his personal Inn BoonsBoro…As the previous manager of a D.C. resort, Wish can be used to pleasure and glamour, but that doesn’t mean she can’t appreciate the joys of small-town living. She’s where she really wants to be-except for in her love life. Her only interaction with the opposite sex continues to be sparring using the infuriating Ryder, who usually seems to obtain under her skin. Still, no-one can deny the electricity that crackles between them…a spark that ignited with a fresh Year’s Eve kiss.While the inn is running well, thanks to Hope’s experience and unerring instincts, her big-city past is going to make an unwelcome-and embarrassing-appearance. Seeing Hope susceptible stirs up Ryder’s feelings and makes him recognize that while Wish may possibly not be ideal, she just might be ideal for him…