He's good-looking, relentlessly charming--and he's trouble architect Maxine McBain sure doesn't need. Even though her new boss Dylan Reynolds has a playboy reputation, he's working hard to turn a crucial joint company project into his alone. Though she knows the price of mixing business with pleasure, Max has no problem using charm to put Dylan off his game--while keeping herself safely out of passion's way....Dylan wanted to wrap up the Portland project quickly to help out his ailing father. But Maxine's brilliant ideas--and Dylan's instant attraction to her--are intriguing enough to keep him around for a while. And now he'll do anything to show her that their sizzling partnership is perfect not only in bed...but for a lifetime.