First published in 2004, a fan-favorite from #1 New York Times bestselling author Lisa Jackson.

Was hiding the identity of her child's father worthrisking her life? Randi McCafferty seemed to believeso, and investigator Kurt Striker was hell-bent onchanging her mind. Hired by her well-meaning butoverbearing brothers to keep Randi and her son safe, Kurt knew the only way to eliminate the danger wasto reveal Randi's darkest secret…any way he could.

But in uncovering her guarded past, Kurt was forcedto confront his own well-hidden desires: he wantedthe very woman he'd been entrusted to protect. YetKurt feared having Randi in his bed would leavethem both vulnerable to a force neither had everimagined….