Patrick 'Paddy' McGregor, orphaned at sixteen, Irish, good family, and loves life. His Pub is hopping most every night in the small college town. The only thing missing in his life was a good woman. But hell, he's only twenty-one, he's got time. My life becomes so incredibly insane, will I ever be happy? Nicole Adams finds herself divorced at twenty-nine with three kids. She is not looking for a man. She has work, school, and raising her kids, that's all she has time for. My life is boring as hell, and I can't believe I'm things are happening that go so wrong. An impromptu trip to the lake put's Nicole and Patrick together, alone. Summer time in Oklahoma is hot and humid, but things are getting hotter. After a one-weekend romp in the tent, Nicole and Patrick go their separate ways. Patrick's life turns terribly wrong, while Nicole goes on raising her kids and putting herself through college. Will they have another chance to see where things may go? You'll have to find out when you read A Hot Mess.