Introduction: Unleashing your inner tigress isn''t easy when you''re a doormat by nature Still, after escaping a wretched marriage to a cheating SOB, Dallas party planner Naomi Delacroix isn''t about to let another man sweet-talk her into sheathing her protective claws. Not even hunky millionaire Royce Powell, who''s hired her to arrange his mother''s surprise party. Even if he does make her purr like a kitten with one heated glance... Royce claims he''s been in love with her ever since she threw a party for one of his friends six months ago. But if that''s true, why is this incredibly eligible CEO currently taking applications for a wife? Despite herself, Naomi is tempted to fill one out. But can her inner tigress believe a man might change his stripes?...