Russell Hart is desperately in love with Abby Sullivan, but he's placed himself strictly in the "friend-zone." A carpenter with no advanced degrees, a falling apart house he's slowly renovating as time and money allows, and dark desires has no business touching any part of rich girl, virgin, mastermind mathematician Abby. She's not for Russell, and he knows it.

Oblivious to Russell's desires until a night they accidentally spend together in bed, Abby is delighted this grumpy, huge man seems to be brought to his knees by her growing sense of her own sensuality and worth. But, Abby cannot figure out why Russell keeps trying to push her away, adding yet another stress on her life she doesn't need as she is also secretly running her family's hedge fund while her father is in hiding after suffering a nervous breakdown.

Forced proximity and Abby and Russell's friends (from the previous two books in the series) keep bringing these two together despite Russell's fears, but how can this couple ever work if they keep hiding their true feelings?

Not my favorite, as I did not like that the tension in the story came mostly from Russell refusing to tell Abby anything but then not being able to control himself sexually around her. A bit too much angst revolving around lies and misconceptions. BUT, still a hot story and I loved that Abby was a hedge fund manager.