The Lawman and the Lady — Pat Warren

The Man - Inveterate bachelor and police detective Nick Bennett. His Assignment - Protect beautiful single mother Tate Monroe...and her child. Possible Complications - Emerging personal interest... The minute he saw fragile Tate - and her skittish little boy - Nick realized that he had his work cut out for him if he wanted to protect them. For to do so, the no-strings-attached detective had to spend day after wonderful day and night after sizzling night in the company of his beautiful charge. Which begged the questions...who was going to protect him?