Operation Nanny

Operation Nanny
Paula Graves

WANTED: NANNYMUST BE GOOD WITH WET WIPES AND GUNS.Lacey Miles becomes the unexpected sole guardian of her young niece. Knee-deep into an investigation of a sleeper cell, Lacey finds that motherhood is a lot more perilous than she expected, so she hires a nanny with an impeccable résumé…who's a far cry from Mary Poppins.Beneath his friendly demeanor, Jim Mercer is a former Marine turned undercover agent, tasked with ferreting out the terrorists targeting Lacey and her loved ones. Jim may be the ultimate caretaker, but the closer Lacey comes to blowing her case open, the more Jim's true identity is revealed. And the deeper he falls for this vulnerable little family.

WANTED: NANNY

MUST BE GOOD WITH WET WIPES AND GUNS.

Lacey Miles becomes the unexpected sole guardian of her young niece. Knee-deep into an investigation of a sleeper cell, Lacey finds that motherhood is a lot more perilous than she expected, so she hires a nanny with an impeccable résumé…who’s a far cry from Mary Poppins.

Beneath his friendly demeanor, Jim Mercer is a former Marine turned undercover agent, tasked with ferreting out the terrorists targeting Lacey and her loved ones. Jim may be the ultimate caretaker, but the closer Lacey comes to blowing her case open, the more Jim’s true identity is revealed. And the deeper he falls for this vulnerable little family.

Campbell Cove Academy

Lacey Miles stared at Jim a moment, her only reaction a slight narrowing of her eyes.

“Ms. Taylor said you had specified that you had no issues with hiring a male caretaker.”

“I don’t,” she said bluntly in a tone that suggested just the opposite.

“You seem as if you’ve been blindsided.”

Her lips curved in a faint, perfunctory smile. “I guess I have been, in a way. I didn’t have a chance to look over your credentials or even get your name. I just wasn’t expecting a man.”

“Oh.”

“I’m in a hurry to make a hire, you see,” she added quickly, as if she realized what she’d just admitted made her sound ill prepared. “In fact, you’re the first person who’s even applied for the job.”

He was pretty sure he knew why. The story about the car bomb meant for her, the one that had killed her sister and brother-in-law instead, had made the national news. There weren’t a lot of wannabe nannies willing to walk into a situation like that. Which made him the perfect person for the job.

Operation Nanny

Paula Graves

www.millsandboon.co.uk (http://www.millsandboon.co.uk)

PAULA GRAVES, an Alabama native, wrote her first book at the age of six. A voracious reader, Paula loves books that pair tantalizing mystery with compelling romance. When she’s not reading or writing, she works as a creative director for a Birmingham advertising agency and spends time with her family and friends. Paula invites readers to visit her website, paulagraves.com (http://paulagraves.com/).

For my nieces, Sarah, Kathryn, Melissa and Ashlee,

and my nephew, Nathan. Most of you aren’t old enough

to read my books, but maybe you’ll look them up in a

few years, see this dedication and smile.

Contents

Cover (#u6bccd1d3-66b6-5761-9580-67e2968629d7)

Introduction (#u019e0b80-d84a-5d34-8b79-657680c6759c)

Title Page (#u1f10758f-c8fe-54f5-9bc3-a9d442d61e05)

About the Author (#u74fd0897-30b9-5b68-ad10-30a2d14d624f)

Dedication (#u5a20f3ed-4769-5db1-ad3d-0e5211e54420)

Chapter One (#ulink_ecaf1005-8c65-56a0-8a58-0c00e4295f99)

Chapter Two (#ulink_4e6f7537-5337-5f4c-95d4-534f7108ab77)

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