Romy was tired of not having a home

As a diplomat's daughter she'd grown up all over the world. Even after leaving school she'd fitted like a butterfly from one location to the next, leaving this job for that -- and now she'd had enough.

It was time to settle down, and the cottage inherited from her great-aunt and overlooking the Pacific near San Francisco seemed perfect.

If only she hadn't also inherited her great-aunt's difficult neighbor, Chase O'Donoghue, and if only Chase didn't so resent her presence on the property he'd wanted for himself!