title: To Protect and Serve
author: Adeff, Pat
description: "Ms. Adeff has provided a perfect 'Hallmark Channel' book, filled with real characters and a great story." T.F. Nancy's husband of over 20 years asks for a divorce, declaring that "Now is as good a time as any." Struggling back to her feet from the emotional sucker punch, she is determined to survive and raise her teenage daughters as best she can as a single parent. Romance and dating go on the back burner -- heck, they completely leave the building  That is, until local Police Officer Doug Saunders, a dedicated bachelor, enters Nancy's life. When he reacts so strongly to the single mother of two, Doug is just as surprised as Nancy. She sure isn't his usual Balboa Beach Babe type; but that doesn't stop his blood from racing whenever he gets close to her. He definitely is experiencing his own personal version of shock and awe. Both of them are surprised to find romance at this stage of their lives. However, the universe with its wicked sense of humor and timing proceeds to drop roadblocks in their path towards relationship happiness. Can they overcome their past and find love in the present?