Dr. Frank Wylie was in a class by himself

Beth Hendley had to concede that no one else had ever shattered the hard-won peace she'd found as a schoolteacher.

What had she done to deserve this husky ex-professional football player? He hated her dog, made her volatile stepsister's eyelashes flutter, and challenged Beth's mission to teach history to the kids of Picayune. Worse still, he felt he had the right to kiss her!

Well, if Frank Wylie was looking to do battle, Beth was ready--right down to the armor surrounding her heart....