Overview

Jess Leonard has his hands full as a single dad and the owner of a small but busy garage. He doesn't have room in his schedule for a deep breath, much less a date. When Benaiah Day bangs up the underside of his '66 Jaguar, Jess heads out to do the fix-up work—and finds himself invited in for dinner and more.

Ben fits perfectly into the tiny bit of time Jess calls his own. Both of them are marveling at their good luck when Jess's dad inadvertently drives a wedge between them. Dating a black man when your dad isn't shy about his Southern pride—preferably with the biggest Confederate flag he can find—is a heck of a recipe for relationship issues, and that's before Jess trips over the baggage—an obnoxious ex—that Ben can't seem to lose.

In spite of the mess, Jess and Ben drive each other crazy in the very best way, and they're both dreaming of the same destination—love that lasts. Can they find a way around the obstacles that could keep them from getting there together?

First published September 10, 2010