Feisty criminal attorney Jessica Ford has done her best to comply with the orders of the Secret Services unofficial witness protection program ever since she became the lone witness to the First Ladys murder. Unfortunately, winning her first high-profile case for a prestigious Washington, D.C., law firm, subsequently landing her face all over the news, is not exactly keeping a low profile. Or so says hunky Secret Service agent Mark Ryan, whose newest assignment is keeping her safe at all costs. It just so happens hes also her ex-boyfriend.The trial earns Jess a permanent spot on the firms legal defense team, replacing an associate who eloped and never came back. But Jesss mind has raced from the moment the prosecutions star witness shocked the courtroom with a revelation involving the handsome son of a powerful U.