Unsteady: How to Fail at Flirting

Skylar
They call me the redheaded Rapunzel, except I’m not trapped in a tower and I don’t need rescuing. What I need is a contractor. Enter: Finn, the sexy, competent older brother of my best friend’s new beau. He has the skill to make my bookstore dreams come true, but he’s also a big problem. He has a way of hammering through my flirty, superficial persona, exposing my inner feelings. He’s in town to do one job, and one job only, and yet all we do is talk…and touch…and kiss…and other things that should not be happening at a job site. We need to set some firm boundaries if we’re going to get through renovations in time for opening day.

Finn
Weeks ago, I came to Songbird Ridge to check on my flighty younger brother who said he’d fallen in love and was never coming back home. And now, here I am, obsessed with a flirty, redheaded siren who’s in way over her head. Her bookstore plans are simple, but she needs help. The more time Skylar spends hanging around the job site, though, the less work gets done. What can I say? I like the way she talks. I like it when she overshares. I like breaking through her walls and seeing what’s really underneath. And I have to admit I like the kissing that happens sometimes. Sometimes? Okay, a lot of the time. There’s more — a lot more — but I’m not one to kiss and tell. Let’s be clear: this is not how I behave on a job site. But there must be some magic in the mountain air because nothing makes sense anymore. All I know is, I’ve fallen hard and I’m not mad about it.