A Texas bachelor takes custody of a little girl and longs to claim her beautiful nanny too in this western historical romance from the USA Today bestseller.

SUDDENLY fatherhood!

Or close enough, anyway. Wealthy banker Nicholas Garvey was stunned to learn he was now the legal guardian of a niece he hadn't known he had. But the bigger surprise was the child's beguiling nanny, Carlinda Donnelly, a woman who effortlessly made him yearn for the unexpected pleasures of hearth, home and heartfelt love!

He called her Lin—a nickname short, sweet, even innocent. But Carlinda Donnelly knew Nicholas Garvey's intentions were anything but! What he wanted was as clear as the wide Texas sky. This complex man with a past had definite plans for her future—all of which made her blood race, her heart pound and her passions soar!