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 question…who was going to protect him?