Runaway Princess Carlyne Fortier read a desperate nanny ad in the paper and decided it was the answer to her prayers. Disguising herself, she applied. Anything to escape the demands of royal life! Architect Sean O'Mara welcomed Carlyne with open arms. The woman might have been plain as dirt, but she had great references. Anything to cope with the demands of his sister's four-year-old whirling dervish! What happened next was right out of a fairy tale...

Undercover cop Shay O'Malley has the toughest assignment of his career. He, a Yankee, has to bring down one of the most prestigious families in New Orleans. Worse yet, he's unknowingly slept with Juliette Fortier—Princess Juliette Fortier—who may or may not be into the "family business" up to her lovely neck. He'd rather think she's an innocent, but after their night together, he knows better.... Juliette just wants a fling—a one-night stand before she settles down, bound by her royal responsibilities. But Shay keeps turning up in the strangest places...and she's powerless to resist his charms. Being powerless doesn't sit well with a princess....