They called me America's smartest entrepreneur. So how was I dumb enough to let my dream girl get away?

Blame ego, blame my need to prove I could build a business all on my own. Hell, blame my parents—God love 'em—for thinking I'd have problems prospering with a hammer instead of a law degree.

Turns out I'm doing just fine with a chain of luxury resorts bearing my name, but it's a cold comfort when the woman I love hates my guts. Can't say she's wrong, considering how things ended.

I set out to win Lauren back, scoring a spot on her family's reality show social experiment, or whatever it's called when someone buys an old cult compound to build a tiny town. Works for me, since I'm a builder who loves a challenge.

But getting Lauren to forgive me proves way more than challenging. Between a botched baking class, sexy bumper car battles, and a bizarrely hostile fish, it's clear Lo's in no hurry to pick up where we left off.

Good thing I'm no quitter, especially when it comes to her.