Assignment: A Hot Holiday Affair! Aspiring jewelry designer Rose Lawson doesn''t want a bodyguard. Especially the hot, muscle-y one her father hires after a break-in at the jewelry shop where she works. It''s only when her home is also ransacked that Rose realizes the sexy (but infuriating) bodyguard might come in handy…especially on a cold winter''s night.Max Ridgeway is a former Aussie cop who''s got something to prove in New York. He''s convinced that someone dangerous is behind the robberies and that Rose needs protection. His protection. But what''s even more dangerous is the sexy tension between them—because a hot little fling could compromise their lives…and his heart.