If he had his way, their love would be blossoming in no time...

Ugh! Sent home from a whale-watching trip due to sickness, Hilary McShane arrives home to find herself locked out of her own house. Forced to climb through a bedroom window, she's greeted by a total stranger armed with a baseball bat. Sure, he's nice to look at, but this man is definitely not the house-sitter she hired.

Matt Burke never thought agreeing to a last-minute job as a house sitter would lead to him, armed with nothing but a bat, confronting a beautiful burglar. So yes, he has made her house his home in the interim—as a horticulturalist, he couldn't resist adding his own special touch and organizational flair. But Matt soon discovers something he can't manage—his new feelings for the irresistible Hilary.

This Retro Romance reprint was originally published in July 1990 by Silhouette Romance.