336 pages | Trade Paperback

Debut author Sarah Smith nails this fun and sexy multicultural romance where two office foes fight to hammer out their differences and build a love that will last.

Emmie Echavarre is a professional faker. She has to be to survive as one of the few female employees at Nuts & Bolts, a power tool company staffed predominantly by gruff, burly men. From nine to five, Monday through Friday, shes tough as nailsthe complete opposite of her easy-going real self.

One thing she doesnt have to fake? Her disdain for coworker Tate Rasmussen. Tate has been hostile to her since the day they met. Emmies friendly greetings and repeated attempts to get to know him failed to garner anything more than scowls and terse one-word answers. Too bad she cant stop staring at his Thor-like biceps

When Emmie and Tate are forced to work together on a charity construction project, things getheated. Emmies beginning to see that beneath Tates chiseled exterior lies a soft heart, but it will take more than a few kind words to erase the past and convince her that what they have is real.

Story Locale:small town, Nebraska