When architect and engineer JaiHonnah Chapman stepped on American soil again after being in Europe for many years, she didn’t expect to run into the Rock of Gibraltar, otherwise known as J Roderick Baylor. He’s drop-dead handsome, a former professional basketball icon, and has adorable twin five-year-old daughters. Regrettably, he is also her new boss. The Baylor Construction Company needs an architect who can keep up with the fast pace of a competitive industry. JaiHonnah is no novice in the high-stakes construction industry, but she must keep secret that her father is the head of BlackHawk Global, one of her new employer’s biggest competitors.

Baylor Construction is on the cutting edge of the building industry. J Roderick Baylor dreams of using his company to redevelop his economically challenged, crime-ridden, far northeast Washington, DC, neighborhood into a showplace. He knows that the tasks going forward will be difficult, but with the help of his best childhood friend, Ice, and seven members of their posse, the dream so long deferred will be realized. His gorgeous new architect, unknown to him, was the first runner-up in the Miss America contest, is the key to their success. As long as J Roderick can keep his hands off of her and keep BlackHawk Global from swooping in and attempting a hostile takeover of Baylor Construction, they can’t fail. Their entire community’s survival is at risk if they don’t succeed.