An awkward introvert. A handsome veterinarian. What happens after your dream comes true?Since his parents' death, Luke has retreated into an isolated lifestyle. The high point of his week is taking his foster dog to the vet's office, where he can talk to Doctor Chance and imagine what it would be like to hold him. To touch him. To kiss him.Chance is smart, handsome, and rich, yet he doesn't date - ever. He's never found anyone who wants him for him. But there's something about Luke and his wry humor that makes Chance's heart beat faster.Their mutual attraction is obvious to everyone except for them, until one night when a special dog brings them together, and they can't hide their longing for each other anymore. But their lives are vastly different, and neither one is capable of love—or are they? Can these two men who've both given up on romance accept the challenge and dare to love each other, or will real life...

A grouchy professor. A broody handyman. A good-intentioned falsehood that spirals out of control.Levi moves back to Houston and wants to rejoin the family's construction business. They agree on one condition - he takes the job with the grouchy, hard to please client. Levi agrees. He's a professional—what could go wrong?Noah's fixer upper is quickly turning into a money pit. It doesn't help that he used to have feelings for his sexy new contractor— who doesn't even remember him. But when he spots a chance to help Levi and get some free home improvement upgrades, he takes it. All he has to do it pretend to be Levi's boyfriend for a few days. No problem.Old urges ignite into a night of sizzling passion—and then another, and another. But Levi's dreams of a big family don't mesh with Noah's pessimistic views on relationships. They're complete opposites and totally wrong for each other - or are...

Matt Ruiz is a man with a plan for professional advancement; he won't be a teacher forever. But when he's asked to help out a new substitute teacher, his already packed schedule is thrown into overload. Even worse, Sawyer Evans, the new substitute, is cute. Really cute. Matt finds himself questioning whether or not his carefully plotted life will bring him happiness. But Sawyer lives by the seat of his pants, and Matt can't let go of his unbending attitude. Will a chance at romance give him the courage to chase his dreams of love? As much as Matt loves his life, he's alone on this journey. If he can't learn to let love into his heart, what's the point of pushing himself to be the best? Argentina Ryder's debut novel Life, Love, and Other Inequalities is a modern day, opposites-attract romance where even teachers discover they have something to learn about love.