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Motorcycle deputy, Sadie Lazar is no damsel in distress. After all, the only man capable of getting a job done is a woMAN. She loves her life of independence. But when she is on scene at a mass car pile-up and finds a missing child, a pair of piercing blue eyes changes her world.
Widower, single-dad, Dr. Ryan Montgomery is in over his head. It's been four years since his wife's death and his former mother-in-law refuses to let him move on. When he finally starts dating, an accident makes him realize that dating a cop could put him right back in a world of grief and loss--a place he barely survived the first time around.
Now, two people who are used to saving others are forced to save themselves: one from a lonely future and one from a broken past.
REVIEW:
I absolutely loved this book. Ryan and Sadie both have stressful jobs and meet when they least expect it. She is a motorcycle cop and he is a doctor. When she is the first to respond to an accident that occurs right in front of the hospital where he works, they meet and are drawn to each other. He is surprised, because his wife died four years prior and he hasn't been interested in anyone since.
When Sadie gets a call about a missing child, she rushes to look for her. When she finds her, she is relieved and can't believe the father is Ryan. His little girl is the sweetest and falls in love with Sadie almost immediately. As they navigate getting to know each other, they are both happy and are grateful that his daughter likes Sadie.
When his ex mother in law starts causing trouble, not bringing her granddaughter back on time, feeding her things she isn't supposed t0, etc., Ryan struggles with the relationship. Once she finds out that he has started dating Sadie, she gets worse and starts planting wrong information in his daughters mind. He tries to tolerate the blatant disregard for his rules, until DCFS gets called on him and Sadie.
The emotions that were thoughout this book were realistic. Ryan was grieving while taking care of his daughter. Sadie thought she was happy until she met Ryan. Unfortunately, when DCFS gets called, their happy bubble bursts and they might not be able to come back from it. How much effort they are willing to put in to their relationship will determine their future.
I understand that his ex in-law's were still grieving, but I got so frustrated and ticked off at some of the stuff they pulled. Even thinkng that you might not see your grandchild as much as you want doesn't give you the right to do some of the things his ex mother-in-law did. I did like how that part of the book was resolved.
I received an ARC in exchange for an honest, voluntary review.
When Sadie gets a call about a missing child, she rushes to look for her. When she finds her, she is relieved and can't believe the father is Ryan. His little girl is the sweetest and falls in love with Sadie almost immediately. As they navigate getting to know each other, they are both happy and are grateful that his daughter likes Sadie.
When his ex mother in law starts causing trouble, not bringing her granddaughter back on time, feeding her things she isn't supposed t0, etc., Ryan struggles with the relationship. Once she finds out that he has started dating Sadie, she gets worse and starts planting wrong information in his daughters mind. He tries to tolerate the blatant disregard for his rules, until DCFS gets called on him and Sadie.
The emotions that were thoughout this book were realistic. Ryan was grieving while taking care of his daughter. Sadie thought she was happy until she met Ryan. Unfortunately, when DCFS gets called, their happy bubble bursts and they might not be able to come back from it. How much effort they are willing to put in to their relationship will determine their future.
I understand that his ex in-law's were still grieving, but I got so frustrated and ticked off at some of the stuff they pulled. Even thinkng that you might not see your grandchild as much as you want doesn't give you the right to do some of the things his ex mother-in-law did. I did like how that part of the book was resolved.
I received an ARC in exchange for an honest, voluntary review.
EXCERPT:
Damn, I made this shit look good.
I stared at myself in the mirror for what had to be the tenth time this morning, making sure that my pins were perfect and my shirt was pressed. The only things that weren’t sexy were the boots, but hey, I didn’t mind them since they were part of the standard uniform of all motorcycle deputies. Who would have ever guessed that I, Sadie Kathryn Lazar, would become a motorcycle deputy? I still got butterflies in my stomach just thinking about it. I mean . . . why wouldn’t I? I was getting ready to roll out on two wheels of county-owned property, and it would be up to me so save the people of Orange County Florida from danger. Okay, more often than not I was saving them from their own stupidity and I wasn’t doing it alone, but whatever. There were other deputies and city police officers and state troopers, but I was part of that team. I was twenty-eight fucking years old, and even though I wasn’t a kid any longer, this was a lot of responsibility. A lot of pressure.
I grew up watching Cops with my daddy. I was all about bad boys, bad boys, whatcha gonna do thanks to that show, and I never wavered from my career choice.
My ten-minute warning alarm signaled it was time for me to get my ass in gear. After sliding my gun into its holster, I grabbed my helmet and marched out of my small duplex. I opened the door to my tiny garage door, which was truly meant for storage and rolled out my motorcycle before reporting in to dispatch.
“Thirteen twenty-two, ten-eight.”
“Orange County copies. 05:57 hours.” Dispatch confirmed that I was logged in and on duty.
I fired the engine on my bike and then rolled back on the throttle. To many, the roar of the engine might as well have been a foreign language, but to me, it was my native tongue.
As the early morning sun warmed my cheeks and the wind whipped against me, I hummed and maneuvered through the rush hour traffic. It wasn’t even ten minutes after beginning my shift that my call signal rang out across the radio.
“Thirteen twenty-two.”
“Thirteen twenty-two, go ahead.”
“Are you available to support a search at Mills and Colonial?”
“Ten-four, show me fifty-one, be there in under five.” After letting dispatch know that I was on my way and less than five minutes out, I upped my speed, only slowing when I spotted the three deputy vehicles along a side road. “Hey, what’s going on?” I asked Colton. The guy had been on the force about as long as I had.
“Hey, Sadie, this is one of those stories that is totally Cops worthy.”
“Oh, do tell.”
“It seems that Wanda”—he pointed to a tall woman in gold stilettos and a catsuit (the pleather kind, not the furry kind)—“and her best friend Pammy are no longer best friends.”
“Why?” I asked with all the fake concern I could muster, and Colton nodded with his own fake concern for their friendship.
“Wanda believes that Pammy stole her client.”
“Well, that isn’t a very best friend like thing to do, is it?”
“Nope. Not at all.” Colton was clearly trying to keep himself from laughing.
“Apparently, his name is John, and he’s a very loyal . . . client.” Colton raised an eyebrow.
“It’s six o’clock in the fucking morning. If that doesn’t say loyal, I don’t know what does. So, why the sudden change of heart from our friend John the Client?”
“Oh.” Colton finally lost it and let out a chuckle. “I’ll let them tell you. I don’t want to deprive you of any of the joy.” Colton gave me a knowing grin and I shook my head as I flipped him off and made my way over to the two women.
I walked over. “Oh, good, missy, you need to arrest her. She’s a thief.”
“I ain’t no thief, I’m a hooker.” I looked over my shoulder to Colton, who had moved to stand with Dan and Enzo. All three were watching me with bored expressions. I knew better, and would pay each one of them back for this nonsense. Three male deputies, and they called me.
“Ladies, since the dispute has to do with business, this is actually a civil case and not criminal. You need to get an attorney and sue through the courts. Perhaps you can even try to get loss of income.” Yeah, I said that last part with a straight face, looking for all the world to be nothing more than a helpful officer handing out helpful advice.
“Wanda, I ain’t taking no Johns from you,” Pammy said. “I’m gonna be truthful, okay? I stole some of your Oxys. But, girl, you got so many from that guy you blew, you didn’t even miss none.”
I wanted to groan. Fuck, I needed to do a search.
“Okay, ladies,” I said as I pulled out black plastic gloves. “I’m going to need you to step away from each other. If you could please face the car.”
“What you doing, bitch? You ain’t arresting her, she’s my best friend.” Wanda, who just seconds ago was claiming that they were no longer friends, looked ready to fight for said friendship.
About Danielle
Before becoming a romance writer, Danielle was a body double for Heidi Klum and a backup singer for Adele. Now, she spends her days trying to play keep away from Theo James, who won't stop calling her or asking her out.
And all of this happens before she wakes up and faces reality where in fact she is a 50-something mom with grown kids. She's been married longer than Theo's been alive, and she now gets her kicks riding a Harley.
As far as her body, she can thank Ben & Jerry's for that, as well as gravity and vodka. But she says that she could never be Adele's backup since she never stops saying the F-word long enough to actually sing.
Danielle writes about kickass women with even better shoes and the men that try to tame them (silly, silly men).
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