The classic story filled with warmth, emotion, and a dash of suspense from New York Times bestselling author RaeAnne Thayne!

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…

Originally published in in 1999