The secret princess’s bodyguard…As head of a visiting royal’s protection detail, Trace Mc Kinnon’s focus should be strictly on the external threats against a woman’s life. But what happens when he finds Dr. Mara Marianescu-a princess incognito as a college professor-much more intriguing?And that’s only the start of his troubles. When actual danger arrives for this beautiful royal, Trace isn’t sure if it’s because of a genuine threat from her country-or because of the darkness in his own past. Trace knows he should let Mara go-and does his best. But the cool, intelligent princess might just risk the one thing she has that is all her own-her heart…