When Major Cole Standen retired from the Canadian Armed Forces

he figured he''d quit the rescuing business for good. Then five irresistible tykes turned up on his doorstep in the middle of the night, desperate for his help. But he hadn''t counted on sharing child-care duties with their auntie, Brooke Callan–a wide-eyed beauty who seemed as if she could use a little rescuing herself.

Knee-deep in diapers and baby bottles, Cole soon realized there was far more to Brooke than just her vulnerable eyes and kissable lips. Perhaps it was being around a ready-made family, but this soldier was suddenly picturing himself with a brood of his own…and beautiful Brooke as his not-so-temporary second-in-command!