His ex-wife's treachery had carved a mile-deep moat around Ryan McCall's world-weary heart. So no way would the lovely widow next door bridge the gap to the barricaded builder and his motherless boy with her irresistible warmth and winsome ways. Yet, feisty Tess Benson enchanted Ryan's teenage son, and something in her touched Ryan where he thought he'd never feel again. Still, the brooding, brawny family man refused to let romance back into his life--much less build castles in the air--unless petite, pregnant Tess single-handedly poured a rock-solid foundation of tender loving trust!