Duncan Stewart is a young widower, still reeling from grief two years after losing his wife, and making the town suffer while he does it. The artist doesnât paint anymoreâheâs become a bad-tempered recluse. The only person he can tolerate for any length of time is his housekeeperâwhom he feels overly protective toward, in a professional sort of wayâŚmostly. It seems his grief is coming to an end, and the only woman who interests him in the slightest is the one whoâs off limits. The one who works for him. And, the one whoâs very much up to somethingâŚ
Donna Sinclair, the mansionâs housekeeper, is well known for her three weaknesses: being a sucker for a good sob story, an injured animal and a lost soul. And there are days when her boss is all threeâand it makes him a little cranky. Which is why she hasnât told him that sheâs given the Womenâs Institute permission to hold their fundraising ball at the mansion. Now all she needs to do is get him out of the building for the weekend of the party. Thereâs only one problem with her planâDuncan is practically a hermit and has barely set foot out of the mansion since his wife died.
But Donna has a secret weapon on her sideâher crazy sisters who would do just about anything to help her out!