[Cates Brothers 05] • You Can't Hurry Love

** *In Climax, North Carolina, climbing the professional ladder means making the right connections. And Paxton Cates is about to form a partnership he never expected . . .* **

While his brothers have found their true loves, Paxton remains stubbornly single, and it's not helping his career. Sure, he's a successful lawyer, but to become a judge you've got to mingle with the right crowds—and without a partner at his side, he's not getting enough invitations. He needs someone, and soon. Someone like Jolene Joyner . . .

Jolene, a local high school English teacher, has a history of driving Paxton crazy. She's just too perfect—and she's never let him forget it. But now Ms. Goody Two-Shoes is in trouble for the first time in her life, and she needs a lawyer. He'll take her case—if she'll play by his rules. Six months of socializing should do the trick—if they can convince everyone they've put aside their animosity and fallen madly in love....