Guarding her body and soul. Was hiding the identity of her child's father worth risking her life? Only Randi McCafferty seemed to believe so, and investigator Kurt Striker was hell-bent on changing her mind. Hired by her well-meaning but overbearing brothers to keep Randi and her son safe, Kurt knew the only way to eradicate the danger was to reveal Randi's darkest secret . . .any way he could. But in uncovering her guarded past, Kurt was forced to confront his own well-hidden desires: He wanted the very woman he'd been entrusted to protect. There was no denying they shared a fierce attraction, yet Kurt feared having Randi in his bed would leave them both vulnerable to a force neither had ever imagined . . .