Laughter's Way — Paula Hamilton

First she'd attacked him in the stalled elevator, then let him beguile her into dinner, and finally, melted in his arms. Now she wanted him out of her life -- out of her hotel forever! Alexis Cartwright came to Galveston with one purpose -- to buy the Ebbtide Hotel. From the first she'd sensed Harper Evans was neither friend nor lover, but foe -- the competition. She wanted to restore the old hotel, add it to her small, very independent empire of successful renovations. He wanted to raze it and build a modem monstrosity. They had nothing in common. He'd laughed at her, called her a fool...then they'd laughed and loved together. Yet still Alexis swore to have her hotel -- and the last laugh -- when the final bids were in.