Patricia Johns 
Deputy’s Unexpected Family 

In this inspirational romance, a single mom raising her friend’s daughter confronts the child’s father-only to fall in love with the bachelor lawman.Returning home has stirred painful memories for officer Gabe Banks. But responding to a robbery at Harper Kemp’s bridal shop has upended his world. Harper’s adopted four-year-old is the daughter he never knew existed. Gabe’s no longer the bad boy Harper remembers, but he’s still terrified of commitment. Despite their fierce attraction, Harper must protect her little girl’s heart . . . and her own.