His number one rule is - don’t get involved with your assistant. Nick Rhodes has seen the darker side of love. Had his youth ripped away from him. His focus now is on business and he needs an assistant who isn’t going to see him as a meal ticket to easy street. Pamela Bishop is everything he needs in a professional colleague, and comes with an ironclad guarantee – she absolutely will not fall in love with him. Love is not her top priority. Pamela has one goal—get on top of the mountain of debts incurred through her mother’s medical expenses. Her job as Nick’s assistant is going to let her achieve that. Jeopardizing this opportunity by falling in love with her arrogant, if handsome, boss is the last thing she’s going to do. Sometimes breaking the rules is necessary. As the romance of New York City surrounds them, Pamela and Nick find themselves spending more and more time together. They can no longer ignore the attraction flaring between them. Nick has always lived by his own rules, but breaking them may lead to forever. *Previously Published as Bound By His Desire*