© 2011

Dear Reader,

I’ve set stories in the mountains, near the ocean, in small towns and downtowns, but for this book I wanted a different location. I needed a setting where two strong characters were tested to their limits…where only the strong survive…where the culture was exotic for both the hero and heroine. Y’all can guess what I’m talking about.

The Suburbs.

I had so much fun writing these characters! In one corner, we have Alpha-male Mike and his four-year-old alpha-male son, Teddy. In the other corner, we have two female redheads, both girlie-girl to the nth degree. For a while, I wasn’t sure if they could make it…but as I’ve discovered in other stories…love really does find a way.

Hope you enjoy!

Jennifer Greene

Don’t hesitate to write me, either through my website (www.jennifergreene.com) or through my Jennifer Greene author page on Facebook.

Mike Conroy pulled down the tailgate of his white pickup. Brilliant May sunshine gleamed on the revolting heap of supplies in the back. He started unloading-first, the gray plastic bins. Then came the burlap, the shredded newspaper and the bags of soil.

Last, of course, came the worms.

He wasted a few seconds, rolling his stiff shoulders, mourning how his life had come to this. Even when he was a teenager, he’d had precise, clear dreams of what he wanted from life. He’d always wanted to be a successful lawyer-and he’d done that. He’d always wanted to live in a big city-and he’d done that. He’d always dreamed of living with a sexy, beautiful woman-and God knew, he’d done that, too.