From back of book:
Katie Parker knows life isn't fair. After all, when your mom's in jail and
your dad's a no-show, you figure things just aren't going your way. But hey, she
can deal. Then she finds out she's being sent to live with a foster family--in
In Between, Texas. What kind of town has a name like In Between? And what kind
of family wants a kid like her? One thing's for certain: None of this will be
good. Sure enough--thanks to some new "friends" and her non-Mom's crazed mother,
Mad Maxine--life sails right past bad to stinking. Then again, she's just a
temporary kid, they're just temporary parents, and she definitely doesn't have
any ideas about making any of this permanent. God, on the other hand, may have
other plans altogether.
This is YA, which I don't read much anymore, but I LOVE Jenny B. Jones's books! She is so funny and I really enjoyed the characters in this book! (Especially Mad Maxine!) So even if you aren't a YA reader, you should enjoy this. And best of all, it's free!
From back of book:
Angel Delaney puts up a tough front-as a female police officer she must. She
works for peace in her coastal Oregon town, but loathes the means she must
sometimes use to get it. So when her line of duty requires her to use deadly
force against a twelve-year-old boy, Angel's world begins to crumble. The
community wants answers, and Angel is dismayed to find that the media portrays
her as a racist, a rogue cop, and a menace. While she works to clear her name
and her conscience, the investigation into her use of deadly force creates more
questions than answers. The detective working on Angel's case, has his hands
full when crucial evidence disappears and other people are found murdered. Do
these killings relate to the boy's death? Is Angel next?
I read this book awhile ago, the story is pretty good. And being from the Northwest, I always find stories based there pretty interesting.
From back cover:
Under FBI protection. Sara isn't even Sara Walsh anymore. Her name is what they tell her. Her home is where they send her. And she's never there for long.
Though faceless, he haunts Sara's dreams. He's the man who abducted Sara as a child and continues to stalk her. He's the one who is determined to end their connection-and Sara's life.
Which makes her falling in love with a man as high profile as Adam Black a bad idea. And a dangerous one. For both of them. Sara's life is an unsafe place for love-and certainly an unsafe place for the children Adam longs for. No one knows that better than Sara, and she can't take the risk.
But if she doesn't, her life will never be her own. Where will she find the courage to name her terror and face her fear?
This is the prequel to the very popular O'Malley Series. The series is pretty good, the romance a little cheesy at times, but they're all a good read.
