Sexy meets suspenseful in this series starter from Katie Ruggle writing as Katie Allen Science geek Claire spends most days in the confines of her laboratory, safely avoiding humans. So her world is sent into a sexy tailspin when a rare night out at the club starts with a game of Avoid Your Handsy Boss and ends with getting rescued by the most perfect male specimen she's ever seen. Bouncer Ed can't get enough of Claire, or of watching his "little mouse" let loose when he touches her. Saving her once was easy, even fun. But his fiercely protective nature goes into overdrive when Claire's determination to reveal what's really going on in the lab endangers both their lives. Being on the run isn't enough to keep Claire's hands off her beautiful protector, or to stop them from falling in love. But it isn't long before Claire discovers Ed is hiding a shocking secret of his own... Previously published under a different title Research & Design: Book #1: Erotic Experiments Book #2: Natural Selection Book #3: Carnal Desire Book #4: Double Dose Off Guard: Book #1: Acting Lessons Book #2: Baking Lessons Book #3: Marriage Lessons