Author Ruby Bennett has a romance novel to finish. But when she gets word that the retirement community, she and her Irish Setter, Red, frequently visit is under fire for building violations, which if not fixed will displace all the residents, she jumps into action.

Drake Carrolton only has his father's best interest at heart. He can't in good conscience let his father live at Shady Grove any longer. But when he hears about Ruby's fund-raising events to help repair the old place, he agrees to help her.

While the two put their heads together planning, they get close enough to feel an attraction that's hard to deny. Will Ruby and Drake save the day at Shady Grove Place and have their own happily ever after, or will their desire to be together and rebuild Shady Grove go up in a cloud of construction dust?