Kyle Dupree is the hard-hat sporting, steel toe boot walking, hammer toting construction worker. Harper Dawson is the pencil-skirt wearing, high heel stepping, desk sitting event planner. She’s not the woman he’d usually go for — she has ambition, and drive. But Devon promised Ms. Dupree that he’d leave the ratchet chicks alone, so maybe just maybe…

Devon Dupree, the oldest of the Dupree brothers, is determined to be the first to keep his promise to Ms. Dupree. He’s going to settle down if his business doesn’t get in his way.  

Prologue Freezing. Why are hospital room thermostats always set to below sixty? And the smell. Rubbing alcohol and bleach, or Lysol. I sat forward in the reclining chair because the back was too stiff to be comfortable. With a glance towards the hospital bed I shifted again when I saw Ms. Dupree’s eyes still closed….

New Year’s Eve is not complete without a midnight kiss.   Unfortunately, for Kayla, she’s at her company New Year’s Eve party — dateless.   After the party, she ends up in an empty elevator with her co-worker, Ben, and she gets her kiss.   What will they do Monday morning though?  Act as if…