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Trinity Street West #6
Badge of Honor
Rank had its privileges...but that didn't include getting involved with a subordinate. Police chief Miguel de los Reyes had worked with Sergeant Kit Walker for years, but never this closely. Now he found himself looking for excuses to be near her, to touch her...and to ravish her irresistible mouth with his.
All Kit ever wanted was to be a cop. There was no room in her life for love. But she couldn't deny the racing of her pulse whenever Miguel was near. Still, even if Miguel felt the same about her, it wasn't exactly the wisest career move to fall for the chief of police.
250 pages, Mass Market Paperback
First published July 1, 1998
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About the author
Justine Davis
252 books217 followersAuthor biographies are supposed to give you all those statistics, books written, awards won, etc. and I will, I promise...but first let me tell you about this ornery little tomboy (back then, the boys had all the fun...) who was always the one to make up the stories the neighborhood kids would "play". For those who came of age in the computer game era, this is something that was done usually in the backyard, by any number of summer-bored children, with props where appropriate. (Did you know a 55 gallon drum tied to a picnic bench makes a very cool horse?) It wasn't until much later that this tomboy realized two things: A) not everyone made up stories in their heads all the time, and B) in real life, the boys that had already had all the fun now seemed to always be winning.
But I digress. I was born on a farm down in Iowa....well, not quite, but close; Boone, Iowa is in the middle of farm country, but I arrived at a hospital. In a snow storm. Make that a blizzard. My sister tells me she knew my destiny when I was very young, because when I first saw the Disney classic Old Yeller, I was apparently so upset that I promptly went home and rewrote the story. In my version, the dog lived, of course. Should have been a clue.
Possibly in response to that blizzard I was born in, I've been a West Coaster since before I was a year old, and intend to stay that way. I have a history of staying. I started my first full time job right out of school (well, there was a very brief sojourn at a place where they made, among other things, burial vaults, but I prefer not to recall that one...) and stayed for twenty-one years. I've been married to the same wonderful guy for going on two decades now. We lived in our last house for seventeen years. (I won't even mention how many dumpsters we filled moving after that long....)
Readers seem as fascinated by my first career as they are with my writing. My time in law enforcement was many things, exciting, nerve wracking, and irritating, but most importantly never, ever boring. It was fascinating enough that I didn't think about writing seriously for several years. I kept a journal, and wrote long letters, collected quotes, mentally rewrote movies, and still made up those stories in my head, but never dreamed of actually writing for publication. I was having too much fun helping to catch bad guys, and being continually amazed at the situations people get themselves into. And eventually I walked away with a wealth of background and story ideas, and knowing some truly great people who work very hard to keep all of us safe. I'm proud to have been one of them, and I'm very aware that I have had the great good fortune of having had two jobs in my life that I love. Many people don't get even one.
But now that I'm in the delicious position of being able to make a living telling those stories in my head, I promise my readers two things: A) I'm staying--I'll keep writing as long as you keep reading, and B) in my stories, the girl--tomboy or not--always wins!
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And now, the official stats:
Justine Dare Davis sold her first book in 1989, and followed that up with the sale of nineteen novels in less than two years. Her first four books were published in 1991, and she saw all reach the finals for either the Romantic Times Reviewer's Choice Award or the Romance Writers of America prestigious RITA Award. She has since won the RITA award four times, along with several Reviewer's Choice awards and three Career Achievement awards from Romantic Times. At the 1998 national conference, Justine was inducted into the RWA Hall of Fame, making her one of a very select group of just eight writers. She also had four titles on the Romantic Times "Top 200 of All Time" list. Her sales now total more than 45, and her books have appeared regularly on best seller lists, including the USA Today list. She has been featured in several local newspapers and nationwide by Associated Press, has appeared on CN
But I digress. I was born on a farm down in Iowa....well, not quite, but close; Boone, Iowa is in the middle of farm country, but I arrived at a hospital. In a snow storm. Make that a blizzard. My sister tells me she knew my destiny when I was very young, because when I first saw the Disney classic Old Yeller, I was apparently so upset that I promptly went home and rewrote the story. In my version, the dog lived, of course. Should have been a clue.
Possibly in response to that blizzard I was born in, I've been a West Coaster since before I was a year old, and intend to stay that way. I have a history of staying. I started my first full time job right out of school (well, there was a very brief sojourn at a place where they made, among other things, burial vaults, but I prefer not to recall that one...) and stayed for twenty-one years. I've been married to the same wonderful guy for going on two decades now. We lived in our last house for seventeen years. (I won't even mention how many dumpsters we filled moving after that long....)
Readers seem as fascinated by my first career as they are with my writing. My time in law enforcement was many things, exciting, nerve wracking, and irritating, but most importantly never, ever boring. It was fascinating enough that I didn't think about writing seriously for several years. I kept a journal, and wrote long letters, collected quotes, mentally rewrote movies, and still made up those stories in my head, but never dreamed of actually writing for publication. I was having too much fun helping to catch bad guys, and being continually amazed at the situations people get themselves into. And eventually I walked away with a wealth of background and story ideas, and knowing some truly great people who work very hard to keep all of us safe. I'm proud to have been one of them, and I'm very aware that I have had the great good fortune of having had two jobs in my life that I love. Many people don't get even one.
But now that I'm in the delicious position of being able to make a living telling those stories in my head, I promise my readers two things: A) I'm staying--I'll keep writing as long as you keep reading, and B) in my stories, the girl--tomboy or not--always wins!
~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
And now, the official stats:
Justine Dare Davis sold her first book in 1989, and followed that up with the sale of nineteen novels in less than two years. Her first four books were published in 1991, and she saw all reach the finals for either the Romantic Times Reviewer's Choice Award or the Romance Writers of America prestigious RITA Award. She has since won the RITA award four times, along with several Reviewer's Choice awards and three Career Achievement awards from Romantic Times. At the 1998 national conference, Justine was inducted into the RWA Hall of Fame, making her one of a very select group of just eight writers. She also had four titles on the Romantic Times "Top 200 of All Time" list. Her sales now total more than 45, and her books have appeared regularly on best seller lists, including the USA Today list. She has been featured in several local newspapers and nationwide by Associated Press, has appeared on CN
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May 7, 2011
Miguel is the police chief of Trinity West and he is very well liked and respected. He's a man of honour and after 2 years he's managed to make his force one of the best and clean up the streets. He was injured badly when the last chief was murdered and is a lonely man. He lost his beloved wife to cancer 6 years ago and that combined with his position acts as a barrier.
Kit is a woman in a man's world. She lost her cop fiancee 11 years ago and since then vowed she didn't want to be put in that position again and would rather not fall in love with a cop. She tried dating and to move on but she didn't find it worth it so she works not to the point of obsession and is friends with the wives of the cops. She runs across something while outside which holds her attention, a woman accusing a cop of killing her child and she follows up on it and comes up with Lieutenant Robards, a man who we know from the last books everyone hates, since he is a bigot, sexist, racist and now Kit finds out maybe a murderer? She is wary since cops are supposed to have each others back and informs the Chief, he tells her it is upto her.
Kit has a strong sense of justice and even though the case is cold she starts making inquiries and Miguel joins her since it is so sensitive. Kit was close to Miguel's wife and she was there for him when she died and when he was in the hospital. She feels something for him but knows to act on it would be wrong, since she is a subordinate and a woman and that it would be she who will be hung, even though there is no such a departmental policy. But as they start spending time together it is difficult for both of them to toe the line and gradually they become aware that it is not one-sided. After his wife died Miguel was determined not to care that much but when he realizes that it is too late and that Kit has already become too important, his reaction and panic seemed real. Kit loved her job and it was good to see them talk things through as mature adults.
I enjoyed the book immensely, it showed to mature adults gradually overcoming their pasts and finding something joyous together.
Kit is a woman in a man's world. She lost her cop fiancee 11 years ago and since then vowed she didn't want to be put in that position again and would rather not fall in love with a cop. She tried dating and to move on but she didn't find it worth it so she works not to the point of obsession and is friends with the wives of the cops. She runs across something while outside which holds her attention, a woman accusing a cop of killing her child and she follows up on it and comes up with Lieutenant Robards, a man who we know from the last books everyone hates, since he is a bigot, sexist, racist and now Kit finds out maybe a murderer? She is wary since cops are supposed to have each others back and informs the Chief, he tells her it is upto her.
Kit has a strong sense of justice and even though the case is cold she starts making inquiries and Miguel joins her since it is so sensitive. Kit was close to Miguel's wife and she was there for him when she died and when he was in the hospital. She feels something for him but knows to act on it would be wrong, since she is a subordinate and a woman and that it would be she who will be hung, even though there is no such a departmental policy. But as they start spending time together it is difficult for both of them to toe the line and gradually they become aware that it is not one-sided. After his wife died Miguel was determined not to care that much but when he realizes that it is too late and that Kit has already become too important, his reaction and panic seemed real. Kit loved her job and it was good to see them talk things through as mature adults.
I enjoyed the book immensely, it showed to mature adults gradually overcoming their pasts and finding something joyous together.
May 18, 2011
Very good! The only thing that left me disappointed is that the book was too short!! I'd liked to read more about Miguel and Kit.
I love those kinds of character, strong people, with strong and willful minds. They love each other and they think about it, being their positions so vulnerable.
A very good book.
BTW, I'm reading the next one (Clay Yeager's redemption) again, the first time I read it I had no idea of the connections but now I think I'll read this book with different eyes.
I love those kinds of character, strong people, with strong and willful minds. They love each other and they think about it, being their positions so vulnerable.
A very good book.
BTW, I'm reading the next one (Clay Yeager's redemption) again, the first time I read it I had no idea of the connections but now I think I'll read this book with different eyes.
May 25, 2014
I really liked the book. Kit and Miguel were both very strong characters. The plot was good and I was overjoyed when Robards got the boot. The problem I did have was I thought I would never finish it. Sometimes it seemed a chore to pick it up and read.
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