Lies and Shadows — Pam Hart

A FAMILY AFFAIR

Her kids loved him. The Nanny Service gave him a glowing report. But Gabe Sanders did not fit Victoria's image of the model nanny. Wearing sunglasses and torn jeans, the man on her doorstep was a far cry from Mary Poppins. Victoria was anxious to hire someone to help her three children adjust to their new home in Omaha, Nebraska, and every other nanny in town had been hired. Gabe's references were superb. If only he weren't so darned ... sexy.

Gabe Sanders knew he was the last candidate for the job in the Devereaux household. He'd arranged it that way. He needed the position as a stepping stone to a bigger job -- something he had to keep hidden. But while he was waiting for his plan to take effect, Gabe found himself falling in love with his new employer.

He couldn't help but notice that Victoria was a beautiful woman. He couldn't help but care about her kids -- a headstrong teenaged girl, a boy who hadn't known a male role model for years, and a six-year-old whose best friend was the family dog. Gabe was becoming enmeshed in family life, and he didn't have the heart to tell Victoria and the kids that, one day soon, it would all be over.