Being the best friend to a prince isnt all its cracked up to be. As attorney and spokesperson for the royal Andraste family, Richard Prentiss lives under a microscope. Fair or not, hes not able to date like a regular person. So when his personal assistant retires, Richard knows her pretty replacement, Kate, is strictly off-limits.Kate Braddocks resume includes special forces training and enough profiling work to pick a threat out of a crowd. None of that prepares her to resist the charming, down-to-earth attorney shes assigned to protect. Determined to treat him like any other body to guard, she struggles to maintain her distance. Its her job to step in front of the bullet with Richards name on it, nothing more.When threats against the royal family take a deadly turn and his new assistant foils two attempts on his life, Richards gratefuland more than a little intrigued.