The Carpenter — Serena Yates

Tom Halderson is a carpenter who inherited his father's construction company. Despite the fact running a business is not one of his strengths, and having made his foreman a full partner, he is in trouble. His older brother, Derek, who vanished five years ago, has returned and wants what he thinks is his part of the inheritance. Tom refuses to give in, but lets him live in their father's house. When Derek fails at the job Tom gives him, he turns vengeful and makes life even more difficult for Tom. Matt Lanford is a safari guide who inherited his grandfather's house when his mother committed suicide, not wanting to face her husband's infidelities any longer. Matt plans to have the dilapidated house renovated so he can sell it, and move back to his adventurous life in Africa. The immediate attraction he feels for Tom completely derails him. Could the stability-loving Tom be just what Matt needs to settle down? Could the adventurous Matt be exactly what is lacking in Tom's life?