Cade Chalmers knew he was playing with fire by attempting to live under the same roof as Colleen. But he was desperate: Cade needed to share custody of his orphaned niece and nephew with her. The trouble was, each time he was alone with Colleen for even a minute, they clashed....

It wasn't just antagonism -- it was explosive attraction. Cade decided he simply had to bite the bullet -- the best thing for the children would be for him and Colleen to marry. It was a purely common-sense proposal, but the result was fireworks!