For Michael Lord, head of security at MaitlandMaternity, 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!