The assignment—sending the city's most eligible bachelors out on blind dates, then writing about how they turned out—should have been easy for a skilled reporter like Erin James. But the first man on her list wanted no part of her article. Jared Warfield was plenty eligible—handsome, charming, the wealthy owner of a chain of trendy cafes. But there was far more to him. Such as the beautiful little girl he'd adopted—a little girl he wanted to shield from the glare of publicity. But the more Erin learned about this intriguing and very compelling man, the more she wanted him in her story—and in her life!