Originally published in in 1999 as The Wrangler and the Runaway Mum, this story is a classic by New York Times bestselling author RaeAnne Thayne and combines her trademark warmth and emotion with a dash of suspense.

When a terrified Dr. Maggie Rawlings saw her ex-husband killed, she feared her little boy might be next. They started running, with every man a potential threat — even if her son was constantly in search of a daddy. And a cowboy. And he found both in Colt McKendrick…

FBI agent-disguised-as-rodeo-cowboy Colt knew the drill: protect Maggie and her son, and then, when the danger passed, move on. But with each trusting look from the adorable little boy — not to mention each sizzling moment spent with Maggie — Colt was finding a hands-off policy harder and harder to live by…

Includes a bonus story, The Maverick’s Baby-In-Waiting by Melissa Senate