"Tied together by tragedy, business tycoon Garrett Gage has always vowed to protect Kate Devaney--at all costs. What he doesn't expect is that she'd someday need protection from him. When did Kate blossom from an orphaned little girl into a breathtaking woman? And what possessed him to forsake a deathbed vow and take vulnerable Kate into his arms, into his bed? Now that they'd been intimate, things have changed--more than Garrett could possibly know. Kate is carrying his child. And along with that, a secret that could change everything..."-- From back cover.