Terrified by the attempted kidnapping of her nephew, temporary guardian Katherine Brewster accepted protection from private investigator Sloan Calder. Then she found out their cover was that of a married couple, and her heart trembled. This tough but sexy man was the kind she'd once dreamed of -- the kind that past experience had taught her didn't exist...

Sloan cursed inwardly upon seeing his new "wife." How could he concentrate on keeping her and the boy safe when one look from Katherine's soft brown eyes had the power to short-circuit his senses? Worse yet, although he'd learned the hard way that "happily ever after" didn't exist, Katherine made Sloan feel that love was possible. Which made pretending to be her husband almost as dangerous as guarding her