Workaholic Ryan O’Fallon has made his name as an architect
in a top San Diego firm in more ways than one. On the job,
he’s the go-to guy who can face down the toughest client
without flinching. Off the job, he’s got a rep for playing
the field. The company lunchroom odds give his average
relationship a whopping ten weeks and two days. And nobody
knows better than Effie Wilson, Ryan’s coworker and
competitor. After all, she’s won the last two pools on his
lack-of-love life and has the Gucci shoes to prove it.
Ryan may be Mr. Calm and Cool in the boardroom, but when
Effie’s around, he starts to sweat.
As if things weren’t tense enough, Ryan’s dad needs him at
home just as Ryan’s biggest project is taking off. There’s
no way Ryan won’t help out his dad, but he’s not about to
let Effie stay and take all the credit. The only thing to
do is to bring her with him to Tennessee so they can work
together. Now, back in O’Fallon’s Landing, with its slow,
easy days and long, steamy nights, Effie’s letting her
hair down big time, going from a buttoned-up businesswoman
into a full-fledged, no-holds-barred force of nature…the
kind that’s turning Ryan’s world upside down and putting
anything but business on his mind…