Once they'd shared an unforgettable encounter, but Ciara Caldwell had disappeared into the night, leaving Bryce Ashland with no clue to her identity.He still remembered his mystery woman's face, but now Bryce was a bachelor dad who didn't have time for any female - except his baby girl. Then Ciara unexpectedly landed on his doorstep as his daughter's new nanny, and the fortress around the brooding widower's hardened heart broke wide open.Ciara was the stand-in mother Bryce had dreamed of for baby Carolina - but Ciara's skill as caregiver wasn't all he wanted from her. He ached to share her bed again and again. But could he risk his heart - with everything to lose, but so much to gain?