Mason Callahan fixes things. At forty-three, the stoic, freshly divorced contractor knows exactly how to restore a crumbling Victorian, but he has no blueprint for rebuilding his own life. Enter Julian Vale. The glamorous, thirty-two-year-old sex educator just hired Mason to renovate Wisteria House, and he's turning Mason's carefully ordered world upside down. When a collapsing ceiling forces Mason to catch Julian in his arms, Mason realizes he might be the one falling.

Julian has built an entire career teaching people how to ask for what they want, but in private, he's terrified of being a temporary guide for men exploring their sexuality. He swore he'd never be someone's experiment again. But as the renovation forces them to share a tiny carriage house, Julian discovers that Mason isn't looking for a lesson. He's looking for a foundation.

Between a viral marketing stunt, shared late-night pancakes, and a conservative town board threatening Julian's business, Mason has to decide if he's ready to tear down the walls he's built around his identity. It's time for the contractor to put his heart on the line in public, or risk losing the best thing he's ever built.