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Pregnant Protector
Detective Nick Cantello has just lost his partner to a bullet—one that was meant for him. All he wants is to find the people responsible. What he gets is a "babysitter"—one who comes with a dog.
As part of the canine unit, Lara Nelson is used to having a four-footed partner. So she's unprepared for her latest assignment—guarding another cop.
Together, Nick and Lara must find the killer. Only when the case is over can they figure out how to deal with the consequences of the night their attraction for each other reached the point it could not be denied.
297 pages, Mass Market Paperback
First published June 1, 2005
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Anne Marie Duquette
34 books10 followersThe granddaughter of two coal miners, Anne Marie Duquette was raised all over the nation, including Alaska and Hawaii, with a healthy appreciation for the richness of the land, wildlife, and its beauty. Her love of the earth’s treasures grew during her many travels as the daughter of a U.S. Air force pilot and Air Force nurse, the wife of a career Navy Chief Petty Officer, and as a Navy veteran herself. Different landscapes and people sparked her interest in the arts, especially writing and photography, as a way of keeping track of her varied experiences as a “military brat.”
She obtained a degree in Mass Communications (Journalism, TV, Film) from Southern Illinois University-Edwardsville and set out for Hollywood. But apart from an un-produced treatment sale to Paramount Studios for Star Trek – The Next Generation, her fate seemed to lie in the books she so loved to read. In 1987 she made her first sale to Harlequin Romances, her primary publisher of 25 books, and has ventured into the self-publishing world of non-fiction as well.
She has an adult education teaching certificate in writing from the state of California, and has taught religious education for fifteen years at her church. An animal lover, a partner to a retired black German shepherd service dog, and owner of a rescued dachshund, she tries to bring together all the varied experiences of her life to her stories for her readers and family. Anne Marie is married with two children and two grandchildren, all residing in Southern California.
She obtained a degree in Mass Communications (Journalism, TV, Film) from Southern Illinois University-Edwardsville and set out for Hollywood. But apart from an un-produced treatment sale to Paramount Studios for Star Trek – The Next Generation, her fate seemed to lie in the books she so loved to read. In 1987 she made her first sale to Harlequin Romances, her primary publisher of 25 books, and has ventured into the self-publishing world of non-fiction as well.
She has an adult education teaching certificate in writing from the state of California, and has taught religious education for fifteen years at her church. An animal lover, a partner to a retired black German shepherd service dog, and owner of a rescued dachshund, she tries to bring together all the varied experiences of her life to her stories for her readers and family. Anne Marie is married with two children and two grandchildren, all residing in Southern California.
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April 13, 2021
Good book, slightly repetitive
July 21, 2012
Some days you should just stay in bed and put the covers over your head because only bad terrible horrible things are going to happen.
Which is pretty much what happens that fateful Monday morning when Detective Nick Cantello arrives at the Police station to start a regular week. He is quickly told that his partner/bestfriend was killed Friday night after work when they exchanged Nick's car for Julio's motorbike. Julio was shot and killed with the car veering into the Pacific Ocean. Then he finds out that he is going to have a babysitter/bodyguard from the K-9 unit, Officer Lara Nelson. This is a mature romance with people that have lives, careers and past disappointments. They hop into the sack after a couple days but they do have to spend every minute together because Lara is protecting Nick while he is trying to figure out why his partner was murdered.
There is a mystery to push the romance forward. Lara has survived a fiance's death and Nick is really alone in his life because he family (who he is not close to) stayed in Italy. Pregnancy 'scare' that is actually secretly desired because they want to make a family and nothing glues a couple together like children (or marriage).
The mystery and the K-9 themes are very strong in this romance to the point that I would say that each take up a third of the story.
297 pages and published in 2005
2 stars
Which is pretty much what happens that fateful Monday morning when Detective Nick Cantello arrives at the Police station to start a regular week. He is quickly told that his partner/bestfriend was killed Friday night after work when they exchanged Nick's car for Julio's motorbike. Julio was shot and killed with the car veering into the Pacific Ocean. Then he finds out that he is going to have a babysitter/bodyguard from the K-9 unit, Officer Lara Nelson. This is a mature romance with people that have lives, careers and past disappointments. They hop into the sack after a couple days but they do have to spend every minute together because Lara is protecting Nick while he is trying to figure out why his partner was murdered.
There is a mystery to push the romance forward. Lara has survived a fiance's death and Nick is really alone in his life because he family (who he is not close to) stayed in Italy. Pregnancy 'scare' that is actually secretly desired because they want to make a family and nothing glues a couple together like children (or marriage).
The mystery and the K-9 themes are very strong in this romance to the point that I would say that each take up a third of the story.
297 pages and published in 2005
2 stars
July 20, 2013
loved it!
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