DEAD-line: Midnight...New Year's Eve Someone is stalking Amanda Michaels. An assassin hired by her estranged husband. Bradley Michaels MUST be a widower before the divorce is final to control their children's large trust fund. Sheriff Greg Rogers discovers the danger to the young mother and offers himself as her personal bodyguard for a week. To provide this protection, the sheriff persuades Amanda to let him move in with her and the children. The perfect ruse for living in the same house? Pretend to be romantically involved. It will take all of the sheriff's professional expertise to keep the lady alive. The plan is going well but he isn't prepared for the strong feelings this togetherness creates. Amanda is too sexy for his peace of mind. Greg is having a hard time pretending to pretend. Amanda dreams about how life might have turned out if she met someone like Greg Rogers twelve years ago. Sam and Sara need a father they can respect and she needs a good man to love her, a man like Greg. Will fate give Amanda a second chance at love and happiness?