He put me on edge before he even cruised into town with his cowboy hat, devil-may-care grin, and Southern drawl. Partly because I couldn't help viewing him as a threat. He was my best friend's brother-and maybe more importantly, the uncle of Teddy, a special kid who'd been the light of my life for years.

Teddy couldn't be more excited about his uncle visiting. Me.not so much. No matter how intensely the chemistry sizzled between us when we met, no matter how much my chest seized up at the sight of him, no matter how easily he drew me in.

He could return to his closet in Georgia for all I cared, preferably before I lost my ever-loving mind and had to wage war against the man who somehow got under my skin.