If you had any kind of a life at all, you wouldn't be hanging out in your laundry room at nearly ten on Friday night—alone. For Carla, her mother's voice inside her head rings a little too true. The reason she's dateless yet again can be summed up in two words—Leo Spencer. But he's off limits. Not only is he ten years younger—just out of college, for crying out loud—he's also her best friend's younger brother. Getting involved with Leo would be a mistake. But it would be so nice to run her fingers through his dark hair…

Carla has been a key participant in Leo's…ahem…steamier fantasies for years, but she's always treated him like a kid brother. Good thing Leo welcomes a challenge, because coaxing Carla into bed might be the biggest one he's ever faced.