For Michael Lord, head of security at Maitland Maternity, the arrival of the package from his long–lost mother recalled his abandonment as a baby – so he wasn't about to desert his secretary, Jenny Morrow. Seven months ago her husband had died in an accident. Now she was pregnant and her controlling mother–in–law wanted custody of her unborn child. The confirmed bachelor couldn't ignore a woman in trouble. Michael had an idea that could keep Jenny and her baby in Texas – a temporary husband!