From the moment Colin Braugher meets millionaire Grady James, he has the other man's number -- spoiled, obnoxious, and worst of all, fake. Every word out of Grady's mouth sounds calculated, and Colin isn't going to fall for his insincere charm.  Grady has never cared about the Heart to Help Charity before, and Colin isn't going to stand by and let this important cause be used for Grady's self-aggrandizing.<br><br>For his part, Grady wants only the best for his grandmother's favorite charity. Confused by his cold reception, alone in a strange city, and fascinated by a man who seems to want nothing to do with him, Grady is at loose ends. Until Colin gives an inch, and Grady knows he can have so much more than that if Colin would only see the man he truly is ...

The Heart to Help

“I’ll just need to avoid Grady as much as humanly possible.”


Resting her cheek against his shoulder, Gwen slid her arm behind his waist to hug him tight. “Please tell me you’ll be my personal assistant for this. Grady tried to assign me Georgia. I don’t think I could take that on top of everything else.”


“Finals week is at the end of the month. After that, I will be your shadow. Just think of me as slave labor.”


“We’ll get through this, the way we always do. Together. Grady James be damned.”


“Right. Together.” He returned her embrace, hugging her close and thanking his lucky stars that at least he had a friend like Gwen. She could have read him the riot act for being so stupid, but like always, she offered him nothing but support. He would do everything in his power to make the next six weeks as painless as possible. Maybe by the time of the play, the mess with Grady would work itself out and he wouldn’t feel so completely idiotic and confused. 6


Chapter 25