Book 3 in The Inn Boonsboro Trilogy. Simultaneous release with Berkley''s original trade paperback edition. Nora Roberts is a #1 New York Times bestselling author of more than one hundred novels. She is also the author of the bestselling futuristic suspense In Death series written under the pen name J. D. Robb. The Montgomery brothers and their eccentric mother are breathing new life into the town of Boonsboro, Maryland, by restoring its historic hotel. And they''re finding their own lives revamped by love. This is Ryder''s story... Ryder is the hardest Montgomery brother to figure out -- with a tough-as-nails outside and possibly nothing too soft underneath. He''s surly and unsociable, but when he straps on a tool belt, no woman can resist his sexy swagger. Except apparently Hope Beaumont, the innkeeper of his own Inn BoonsBoro. And though the Inn is running smoothly, thanks to Hope''s experience and unerring instincts, her big-city past is about to make an unwelcome -- and embarrassing -- appearance. Seeing Hope vulnerable stirs up Ryder''s emotions and makes him realize that while Hope may not be perfect, she just might be perfect for him...