The Marrying Kind Author:Beverly Bird Since her husband's death, there hadn't been room in her life for anything but police work?and that was exactly the way by-the-books Detective Tessa Hadley-Bryant wanted it. Especially right now, when she was handling the toughest case of her career?a murder investigation that reached into the highest levels of Philadelphia society. — So why did ... more »the department pick now to assign her a new partner who was everything she didn't want? John Gunner was a streetwise South Philly renegade with a reputation for breaking rules?and hearts. And he already had her questioning her sanity?not to mention her vow that she would never love again?.« less