Keeper of the Bride — Tess Gerritsen

She was a beautiful bride

Or she would have been, had the groom bothered to show up. And then, at the exact moment Nina Cormier would have said 'I do,' the empty church exploded -- sending a loud message that someone was after the bride-to-be.

Alone and a target, Nina needed a white knight -- but Sam Navarro was just a man. The Portland cop had learned the hard way to harden his heart against beautiful damsels in distress. He'd guard her body, but he wouldn't fantasize about it. Sam couldn't cross that line -- it would put them both at risk.

And then he made the mistake of looking into Nina's big brown eyes...

A woman alone...with no one to trust. Where can she run? Straight into the arms of HER PROTECTOR