HE WAS THE PERFECT LOVER ON PAPER... Anne Harris needs a man—fast. As the only single executive at Bundles of Joy baby products, she'll never get ahead. So, through the Bachelor-in-a-Box agency, she buys an imaginary fiancé. Only, when her boss insists on meeting her "better half," Anne has to find the oh-so-sexy man in the photo. It's an impossible task—until Mitchell Dane shows up on her doorstep.... BUT HE WAS EVEN BETTER IN THE FLESH Mitchell is surprised—and pretty upset—that his sister, the owner of Bachelor-in-a-Box, is still using his picture. Talk about a setup! But once he sees gorgeous Anne, he's more than willing to play the role of her lover. As her fiancé, he'll have to hold her, kiss her, touch her.... And the more time he spends with her, the more he wants to give their wedding night a trial run....

Photographer Cat McCade has no problem admitting she has a weakness for half-naked men. After all, she's gained national recognition for her men's underwear ads. Still, she's always very careful not to let any man get too close—until she has a fateful run-in with Texas Ranger Jesse Dane. And then she can't get him out of his clothes fast enough.... Jesse Dane is a loner—and likes it that way. Only, since he shared a one-night stand with a sexy stranger, he's been out of sorts, suddenly wanting more.... So when he learns he's getting a new assignment—to serve as a bodyguard to powerful businessman Sterling Szachon's new photographer—he's relieved. Until he realizes that the body he'll be guarding is the one that shared his bed...