Hard Hat and Lace — Gayle Kaye

The man in charge

Trisha Wainwright had worked long and hard establishing her upscale boutique, and no band of hooligans in hard hats was going to destroy her business! Ever since construction had begun across the street from her shop, she and her customers had been courted with catcalls and whistles. The time had come to talk to the man in charge!

Royce McKenzie couldn't blame his crew for taking a fancy to Ms. Wainwright. The woman was sexy, successful -- and, he soon learned, single. But business was business with Trisha, and the flirtatious foreman's charming one-liners got him nowhere! Determined to win the heart of the sensible shop owner, Royce went to work building a foundation for love....