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Cavanaugh Justice #3
Internal Affair
The Danger Zone Detective Patrick Cavanaugh survived by the skin of his teeth, and was one of the fiercest law enforcers west of the Mississippi. He wasn't friendly or popular, but he waged a war against crime with a ruthlessness that scared his peers. Now someone wanted to bring him down.
And when you had more enemies than friends, where did you go for answers?
Fun-loving Detective Margaret McKenna became Patrick's new partner. Little did he know Margaret had the power to ruin his life and was assigned to watch his every move.
Nothing had prepared them for an attraction ocean deep -- and just as forbidden.While Patrick tried to fight against their love, Margaret couldn't keep from believing in his innocence -- and hoping he'd believe in their future.
And when you had more enemies than friends, where did you go for answers?
Fun-loving Detective Margaret McKenna became Patrick's new partner. Little did he know Margaret had the power to ruin his life and was assigned to watch his every move.
Nothing had prepared them for an attraction ocean deep -- and just as forbidden.While Patrick tried to fight against their love, Margaret couldn't keep from believing in his innocence -- and hoping he'd believe in their future.
304 pages, Mass Market Paperback
First published November 23, 2003
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About the author
Marie Ferrarella
1,231 books276 followersMarie Rydzynski-Ferrarella
aka Marie Charles, Marie Michael, Marie Nicole, Marie Ferrarella
Marie Rydzynski was born on March 28 in West Germany to Polish parents. She moved to America at the age of four. For an entire year, Marie and her family explored the eastern half of the country before finally settling in New York.
Marie swears she was born writing, "which must have made the delivery especially hard for my mother." From an early age, Marie's parents would find her watching television or tucked away in some private place, writing at a furious pace. "Initially, I began writing myself into my favourite shows. I was a detective on '77 Sunset Strip,' the missing Cartwright sibling they never talked about on 'Bonanza' and the 'Girl from U.N.C.L.E.' before there was a 'Girl from U.N.C.L.E.,' not to mention an active participant in the serialized stories of 'The Mickey Mouse Club.'" Marie began to write her first romance novel when she was 11 years old, although she claims that, at the time, she didn't even realize it was a romance! She scribbled off and on, while dreaming of a career as an actress.
Marie was only 14 when she first laid eyes on the man she would marry, truly her first love, Charles Ferrarella. During her days at Queens College, New York, acting started to lose its glamour as Marie spent more and more time writing. After receiving her English degree, specialising in Shakespearean comedy, Marie and her family moved to Southern California, where she still resides today.
After an interminable seven weeks apart, Charles decided he couldn't live without her and came out to California to marry his childhood sweetheart. Ever practical, Marie was married in a wash-and-wear wedding dress that she sewed herself, appliqués and all. "'Be prepared' has always been my motto,"the author jokes. This motto has been stretched considerably by her two children, Nikky and Jessi, "but basically, it still applies," she says.
In November of 1981, she sold her first novel for Harlequin. Marie, who now has written over 150 novels, has one goal: to entertain, to make people laugh and feel good. "That's what makes me happy," she confesses. "That, and a really good romantic evening with my husband." She's keeping her fingers crossed that her reader's enjoy reading her books as much as she enjoyed writing them.
aka Marie Charles, Marie Michael, Marie Nicole, Marie Ferrarella
Marie Rydzynski was born on March 28 in West Germany to Polish parents. She moved to America at the age of four. For an entire year, Marie and her family explored the eastern half of the country before finally settling in New York.
Marie swears she was born writing, "which must have made the delivery especially hard for my mother." From an early age, Marie's parents would find her watching television or tucked away in some private place, writing at a furious pace. "Initially, I began writing myself into my favourite shows. I was a detective on '77 Sunset Strip,' the missing Cartwright sibling they never talked about on 'Bonanza' and the 'Girl from U.N.C.L.E.' before there was a 'Girl from U.N.C.L.E.,' not to mention an active participant in the serialized stories of 'The Mickey Mouse Club.'" Marie began to write her first romance novel when she was 11 years old, although she claims that, at the time, she didn't even realize it was a romance! She scribbled off and on, while dreaming of a career as an actress.
Marie was only 14 when she first laid eyes on the man she would marry, truly her first love, Charles Ferrarella. During her days at Queens College, New York, acting started to lose its glamour as Marie spent more and more time writing. After receiving her English degree, specialising in Shakespearean comedy, Marie and her family moved to Southern California, where she still resides today.
After an interminable seven weeks apart, Charles decided he couldn't live without her and came out to California to marry his childhood sweetheart. Ever practical, Marie was married in a wash-and-wear wedding dress that she sewed herself, appliqués and all. "'Be prepared' has always been my motto,"the author jokes. This motto has been stretched considerably by her two children, Nikky and Jessi, "but basically, it still applies," she says.
In November of 1981, she sold her first novel for Harlequin. Marie, who now has written over 150 novels, has one goal: to entertain, to make people laugh and feel good. "That's what makes me happy," she confesses. "That, and a really good romantic evening with my husband." She's keeping her fingers crossed that her reader's enjoy reading her books as much as she enjoyed writing them.
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August 21, 2014
Mary Margaret McKenna and Patrick Cavanaugh are sort of two of a kind.
Both have the same regard towards their work. Both are police detectives and are made partners which is put Patrick out too much because he doesn't want a partner. Whereas Mary Margaret (as Patrick likes to call her unlike all other who call her Maggi) works in the Internal Affairs department and works towards bringing up front all dirty cops.
Maligned in an anonymous phone call, Patrick is burdened with Mary Margaret who with every passing day wants to believe in Patrick's innocence which she works towards proving.
When Patrick finds out about Mary Margaret's assignment, he goes off the rocker because he looks at it as a huge betrayal because he was opening up to her because he loved her of course.
For a climax, Mary Margaret's baby joke becomes a reality for her (and to know this joke you will have to read the book) and she wounds up in a hospital where she is informed that she is to marry Patrick by none other than Patrick himself.
Both have the same regard towards their work. Both are police detectives and are made partners which is put Patrick out too much because he doesn't want a partner. Whereas Mary Margaret (as Patrick likes to call her unlike all other who call her Maggi) works in the Internal Affairs department and works towards bringing up front all dirty cops.
Maligned in an anonymous phone call, Patrick is burdened with Mary Margaret who with every passing day wants to believe in Patrick's innocence which she works towards proving.
When Patrick finds out about Mary Margaret's assignment, he goes off the rocker because he looks at it as a huge betrayal because he was opening up to her because he loved her of course.
For a climax, Mary Margaret's baby joke becomes a reality for her (and to know this joke you will have to read the book) and she wounds up in a hospital where she is informed that she is to marry Patrick by none other than Patrick himself.
April 5, 2021
I really liked reading this book. I really like Patrick and Maggie. It took me around three and half hours to read this book.
January 20, 2014
INTERNAL AFFAIRS - CAVANAUGH FAMILY SERIES #3 - (Patrick and Mary Margaret McKenna)
Detective Patrick Cavanaugh survived by the skin of his teeth, and was one of the fiercest law enforcers west of the Mississippi. He wasn't friendly or popular, but he waged a war against crime with a ruthlessness that scared his peers. Now someone wanted to bring him down. And when you had more enemies than friends, where did you go for answers?
Fun-loving Detective Margaret McKenna became Patrick's new partner. Little did he know Margaret had the power to ruin his life and was assigned to watch his every move. Nothing had prepared them for an attraction ocean deep -- and just as forbidden. While Patrick tried to fight against their love, Margaret couldn't keep from believing in his innocence -- and hoping he'd believe in their future.
Cavanugh Justice: No one is above the law . . .
Detective Patrick Cavanaugh survived by the skin of his teeth, and was one of the fiercest law enforcers west of the Mississippi. He wasn't friendly or popular, but he waged a war against crime with a ruthlessness that scared his peers. Now someone wanted to bring him down. And when you had more enemies than friends, where did you go for answers?
Fun-loving Detective Margaret McKenna became Patrick's new partner. Little did he know Margaret had the power to ruin his life and was assigned to watch his every move. Nothing had prepared them for an attraction ocean deep -- and just as forbidden. While Patrick tried to fight against their love, Margaret couldn't keep from believing in his innocence -- and hoping he'd believe in their future.
Cavanugh Justice: No one is above the law . . .
March 30, 2017
Loved this story! They couldn't stay away from
Each other no matte how hard the tried or had hurt one another....
Each other no matte how hard the tried or had hurt one another....
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