Jeff Parker takes one the unwelcoming task of bodyguard for a rich woman with a very tainted reputation. Tess Kendrick had hoped that her self-imposed year long exile would have served to let people forget the stories her ex-husband had spread about her, but she soon learns that they are still there.
As Parker gets to know Tess, he finds she does not fit the mold he tried to place her in. She obviously loves her young son, and seems to want to make something of her life. He doesn't see the promiscuousness or boredom her ex-husband claimed broke up their marriage, but she never denied it either.
Tess knows she can not let the world know the truth about her abusive ex-husband and their divorce. The fact that he continues to blackmail her about inappropriate photos of her father, shows nothing has changed since she was gone. Finding out she does not have to go it alone, and can share her fears and dreams with Parker, shows her that true love can work.
A Very nice story.