Mother-to-be Tommi Fairchild needed to take care of her baby and her bistro. So when Max Callahan offered to invest in her restaurant, it was the answer to a prayer. The gorgeous self-made millionaire was no mere silent partner. He was six feet of commanding, unadulterated masculinity. Max had no illusions about romance. But he vowed to protect the mother-to-be from the wolves at her door. With her lively spirit and loving nature, she was making the buttoned-down businessman long to break down the walls around his heart. Because falling in love with Tommi was no fairy tale. It was as real--and as good--as it got!