Double dealing

Jed Waters, the vice president of Atlantic Developers, is desperate to acquire a prime piece of property and turn it into a lucrative condominium project. The catch is that the estate now belongs to Rachel Barkeley, whose eccentric uncle reneged on his deal with Jed, signed the land over to his niece, and promptly retired to a monastery in Nepal.

Jed and Rachel were childhood friends, but the grown woman who stands between him and his deal is a poised, unexpected beauty who has no intention of simply handing over what is hers.

What begins as a million-dollar business standoff turns into something far more personal when Rachel takes matters into her own hands, and once Jed is in her arms, the question of who has captured whom no longer has an easy answer.

A light, witty contemporary romance from the Loveswept line, it pairs sparring banter with a fast-moving battle of wills, following two former friends who rediscover each other across a negotiating table that neither can win without losing their heart.