In the six years since her husband was killed by S.W.A.T., Carrie Padilla has spent long hours at work, rebuilding a life for herself and her son. The little time she has at home is spent keeping her eight-year-old son out of trouble, but he is all too eager to try to be the man in the house. When a handsome cop shows up on her doorstep, her errant son in tow, Carrie’s heart stutters. The sexy … Italian cop sets off all kinds of bells in her system, and she knows there’s only one thing she can do to save what is left of her family, her husband’s memory, and her heart…avoid her new neighbor at all costs.
S.W.A.T. officer Jake Stafani already lost one little boy to gang violence, the dead boy’s older brother is missing, and Jake’s not about to let the same thing happen to a neighbor’s son. He drags the youngster home only to discover much more than a passing interest in the boy’s beautiful, but wary, mother. Forced to take a leave of absence after a bust goes awry, Jake can think of nothing better to occupy his time than to keep Carrie and her son safe, and locate the missing teen who holds the key to taking the gang off the streets, once and for all.
But Jake doesn’t count on his stubborn, intriguing neighbor distracting him from his job, or the passion that flares between them. He doesn’t expect her amazing son to steal a piece of his heart. Jake is ready to risk everything for Carrie, body and soul. But it’s not all up to him. If their new love is to survive, Carrie will need to be strong enough to see the man’s beating heart behind the badge, to look beyond the pain of her past, and decide that loving again is worth the risk.
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Carrie takes and submerges into work for her and son when she looses her husband. some do it so well they forget all else. Then one day because her son is more than a handful, her new neighbor shows up at her door. He also has her son and it was trouble he seemed to want to get into that was stopped. But she is leery thanks to her past. Then again what can happen when there is a bank robbery when it goes wrong. Jake also has been hit himself with a whammy and wants to keep the drama from the beautiful mama. As this develops you get wrapped up with their story and you can not pull away. Great start to a riveting series.
It’s been six years since Carrie Padilla’s husband was killed by a SWAT officer and she’s rebuilt a life for her eight year old son and herself. When a handsome cop shows up on her doorstep with her son, her world changes. SWAT officer, Jake Stefani, plans to do everything he can to keep this young boy out of trouble and on the right side of the law. As Carrie and Jake work out ways to help her son, they also investigate the feelings they have for each other.
I really enjoyed this book which was a quick, fun read that drew me in from the beginning. I love the way it delves into a relationship between two people who each have their own personal losses. The book’s well-written with wonderful characters and I highly recommend it.
Okay so anyone who knows me knows I have an obsession with uniforms. God but I love me some sexy men in uniforms. So when I seen Cop on her Doorstep on Netgalley I went for it without even reading the Blurb, because hello Cop!!! I am so glad I did. I really liked this book. I really enjoyed almost everything about it. Jake was a sexy Italian cop that was good with kids and respected his mom. He was protective and romantic, oh and he cooked. Hello perfect! Carrie and me had a more complex relationship. Carrie was a widow with abandonment issues. She doesn’t let anyone get close because she knows they will just leave her, everyone she ever loved did. One minute I liked her and could understand her and the next I wanted to shake her. One of my pet peeves in books is over the top cowards and she came real close at times to tap dancing on that line. I did understand her fear though and that helped a lot. But I wish she would have woke up sooner. I loved little Eric and Jake’s relationship. What is it about men and children that is so sexy? Jake and Carrie for the most part had a great and sweet relationship. This book was relatively low angst. The only real angst was Carrie’s fear and most of that was fought in her head. This was a slow burn easy kind of read. I really enjoyed it. Lighthearted, sexy, and hello yummy Cops!!!! Just sayin’ I will be reading more books from this author for sure. I would recommend It to anyone who is looking for a sweet low angst read!