Hard hat and lace cover

Hard hat and lace

by 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..

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  1. Which character stayed with you after you turned the last page, and why?
  2. Was there a moment where you disagreed with a character’s choice? What would you have done?
  3. What theme did this book keep circling back to — and did it earn its ending?
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  5. Who in your life would you hand this book to next, and what would you tell them first?