Detective Hale Crandallâs party lifestyle annoys Connie, his beautiful, prickly next-door neighbor, until he races into a burning building to rescue the little boy sheâs trying to adopt. He struggles against a newfound yearning for love and daddyhood... and then someone threatens her safety.Â
Is the stalker her ex-husband, a fellow police office whoâs Haleâs buddy, or someone neither of them suspects? When Haleâs protective instincts surge to the fore, can these two opposites find a happily-ever-after?Â
 âA great story.ââ Heather Burke, RavenEntertainment.Â
Readers worldwide have bought more than 7 million copies of USA Today bestselling author Jacqueline Diamondâs novels. They include medical romances, romantic comedies, romantic suspense, mysteries and Regency romancesâmore than one hundred titles! A former Associated Press reporter and TV columnist, Jackie currently writes the Forgotten Village Magical Mystery series, beginning with A Catâs Garden of Secrets.