Falling for the Nanny

by Jacqueline Diamond, Harlequin American Romance #1358, June 2011, ISBN-13 #9780373753628, ISBN-10 #0373753624, $4.99 U.S. / $5.99 Can. - series Safe Harbor Medical

Undercover Mommy?

Protecting the citizens of Safe Harbor is what gets cop-turned-P.I. Patty Hartman up in the morning. So how can she say no to a four-year-old who needs her help? Even if domestic detail isn't Patty's strong suit. Even if the little girl's father happens to be Dr. Alec Denny, the man Patty's loved since she was seventeen.

Alec came home to California for his career, but safeguarding his daughter's future trumps everything else. Hiring his high school sweetheart as her bodyguard is risky, especially with all that unfinished business between them.

With her maternal instincts--and a few other hot emotions--kicking in, Patty's got some serious soul-searching to do. It's not a choice between love and duty. It's about not letting the guy who broke her heart become the one who got away...again!

We have come to expect a friendly hometown feal to Jacqueline Diamond books and what we get with 'Falling for the Nanny' is just that, but we also get something extra with a little suspense thrown in. This book has the family with a side of danger that bring together the strong characters in both the hero and heroine that we love to see. It's also nice to see the heroine as the one that feels out of place when it come to kids.