Kids on the Doorstep / Cop on Loan Author:Kimberly Van Meter, Jeannie Watt Two full-length novels in one collection: — *** KIDS ON THE DOORSTEP by Kimberly Van Meter — John Murphy gets the shock of his life when he finds three abandoned girls on his doorstep. Once he takes them in, it isn't long before the little tykes bring out his fiercest protective instincts. So when their mother shows up at his Emmet... more »t's Mill ranch, he's ready to do battle. Except Renee Dolling isn't what he expects. She clearly loves her girls and wants to make up for past mistakes. John wants to trust her, but he's got the girls to think about. Unless Renee can prove she's the mother her daughters deserve... and the woman this solitary rancher needs.
*** COP ON LOAN by Jeannie Watt
Playing bodyguard to a vigilante librarian -- excuse me, library technician -- is not the career move Tony DeMonte had in mind when he came to this town. On temporary loan, the big-city cop figured he'd take it easy, maybe watch the grass grow. Not with Jasmine Storm colliding into danger every other day. Getting mixed up with a failed drug bust is just the beginning. Now she claims there's an intruder in her house. Which leaves Tony no choice but to... move in. Jasmine and her cat get the protection they need, and Tony and his dog get a roof over their heads. But he can't stay forever -- despite one attractive library technician's attempts to make him see that a solitary life is a lonely life....« less