A secure marriage.

"Mr. Mescal, will you marry me?"

They were the hardest words Cleo had ever said. It was out of desperation, not love, that she proposed to her dynamic boss, Jude Mescal.

Cleo could see no other way out of her predicament or to safeguard her family, but she was nevertheless surprised when he agreed. There was just one problem--Jude wanted a real marriage and children.

Jude was undeniably attractive, and very soon Cleo found her emotions involved. She just wished she knew what Jude's motives were--and how he felt about their marriage.