Hot as a Texas summer one minute, vulnerable, sweet and down–to–earth the next, all supermodel Gabriella McCord needed right now was a little space after a scorching break–up. It was bodyguard Rafe Balthazar's job to provide just that during her assignment in Dallas. But peace and quiet weren't in the cards...because no one got her pulse racing quite like Rafe.

In Gabby, Rafe discovered a woman as multifaceted as the diamonds she'd been hired to promote. But this former Secret Service agent didn't like mixing business and pleasure, especially with paparazzi tracking their every move. What would it take for him to let down his guard and let Gabby into his heart?