Big, sexy men who don't relate well to kids need not apply...Ben Harland is, by his own admission, a bit of a grouch. He doesn't do soppy chick-flicks or cosy home and family. He sure doesn't need any more drama in his world. But life has a way of biting him in the ass. Cue insta-daddyhood to an eight-year-old girl who lands on his doorstep, and an out-of-control attraction to Stewart Island's hot school teacher.Kezia Murphy plays her widow card well. When you don't trust people not to let you down, you don't get involved. Though Ben makes her skin sizzle just by looking at him, he's counting the days until he's once again a single man. But no matter how much Kezia yearns for his touch, and her daughter Zoe longs for a daddy, can Ben ever be the right man for the job?… (more)