Navy Woman — Debbie Macomber

Busy attorney Catherine Fredrickson loved her job at a submarine base in Washington, but new boss Royce Nyland had her spirits sinking fast. The icy widower was remote, demanding... and incredibly attractive. Though he kept her at arm's length, he aroused a stormy passion in Catherine that was impossible to deny.

Royce didn't need any more distractions. He was already struggling to keep afloat, caring for a vast fleet and his energetic preadolescent daughter. And the laws of the sea deemed naval fraternizing strictly taboo. But how long could Royce resist romance when just the sight of sweet, tender Catherine capsized his vulnerable heart?