Was hiding the identity of her child's father worth risking her life? Randi McCafferty seemed to believe so, and investigator Kurt Striker was hell–bent on changing her mind. Hired by her well–meaning but overbearing brothers to keep Randi and her son safe, Kurt knew the only way to eliminate the danger was to reveal Randi's darkest secret any way he could.

But in uncovering her guarded past, Kurt was forced to confront his own well–hidden desires: he wanted the very woman he'd been entrusted to protect. YetKurt feared having Randi in his bed would leave them both vulnerable to a force neither had ever imagined .