Harlequin Intrigue, No. Series by Joyce Sullivan

He asked her to be his wife, a mother to the children--and before the night was through...possibly his widow Quinn McClure had no right to show up on her doorstep after five years, looking sexy and desperate, with two tiny orphaned children in tow, asking her for an impossible favor. And yet, one look in Quinn's eyes, and her heart answered yes before she knew it... moreHe asked her to be his wife, a mother to the children--and before the night was through...possibly his widow Quinn McClure had no right to show up on her doorstep after five years, looking sexy and desperate, with two tiny orphaned children in tow, asking her for an impossible favor. And yet, one look in Quinn's eyes, and her heart answered yes before she knew it. Quinn knew that if something happened to him before he could find his brother's killer, at least he could see that Hope and the children were safe. But being with Hope again reminded him of the wasted years they'd spent apart. Now with a killer on their heels, Quinn had to stay alive for the children--and for Hope, who loved him as only a true wife could... less

"You are a princess, betrothed to Prince Laurent of Ducharme. My duty is to train you in royal protocol and to keep you alive." Learning of her secret birthright shocked Rory Kenilworth, but with "accidents" befalling her and deadly bullets flying, she had no time for regrets. She had to claim her heritage--and somehow resist the fierce emotion blazing in the eyes of her tutor and self-appointed bodyguard, compelling and mysterious royal secretary Sebastian Guimond... more"You are a princess, betrothed to Prince Laurent of Ducharme. My duty is to train you in royal protocol and to keep you alive." Learning of her secret birthright shocked Rory Kenilworth, but with "accidents" befalling her and deadly bullets flying, she had no time for regrets. She had to claim her heritage--and somehow resist the fierce emotion blazing in the eyes of her tutor and self-appointed bodyguard, compelling and mysterious royal secretary Sebastian Guimond. The unpolished and dangerously charming princess left Prince Laurent, alias Sebastian, speechless. His plan to safeguard Rory by going undercover as his own secretary had backfired--because stopping the relentless killer depended on hardening his own heart against the woman he was honor bound to marry, but forbidden to love . . . less