Trading Favors

Contemporary romance. Short novella. Length around 20,000 words. Medium heat.

Dumped by her husband. No job. No money. A house with a gaping hole in the roof. Life could hardly get worse for Madeleine Livingston who grew up rich and privileged.

On the day her divorce becomes final, Maddie goes nightclubbing with a friend. When she spots the sexy building contractor who took her money and left her with unfinished renovation, she confronts him - only to find out she's been duped by her scheming ex.

The next morning, Rocco Mancini turns up at her house and rattles her composure even more. He'll finish the work in a cut-price deal, provided she'll cook him dinner every night.

Maddie goes along until Rocco makes a startling proposition. His blue-collar manners might not be up to her country-club standards, but if she lets him into her bed, he'll prove that her ex-husband was crazy to claim she lacked sex appeal.

Will the prim and proper Maddie rise to the challenge?