Owen
I thought the old lady in the crumbling shack next door was a nightmare. Turns out the granddaughter who inherited the home is worse. Isabella Holt is putting more than a wrench in my plan to knock the place down and build a spectacular multimillion-dollar home. Her refusal to sell to me from a foolish desire to live in that heap has pushed me to my limit. I want her renovation scheme to fail, but she's more capable than I expected. Even worse, she's invading my thoughts with the way she wears both steel-toed boots and high heels, as if she was born to drive me mad. When my Alzheimer's-ridden Pops compares Izzy to my angelic late mother, I know it's time to get her off my street for good.

She won't be the reason I don't achieve my goal.

Isabella
I don't think it was intentional for Gran's inheritance to be more of a nightmare than a blessing. I have to believe it was her way of helping me keep our family memories alive. Unfortunately, along with this dilapidated mess of a house, she left me the harassing next-door neighbour and home developer, Owen MacLeod. It doesn't end with living beside this broody, woman-hating control freak—I have to decide if I want to borrow more money than I'll ever be able to pay back to finish this renovation . . . or if I should sell my soul to the devil across the fence.

He won't be the reason I can't have my dream.

This steamy enemies-to-lovers, happily ever after romance, is the first in the four-book Black Ladder series. Due to its content, it is intended for mature readers.

Also in this series:
Built To Last (Book 2)—Coming February 11, 2022!
Make Your Move (Book 3)
Sheltered (Book 4)