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Cate Madigan, a Boston native, juggles a teaching career and nightly shifts as a bartender at the South End bar where she works. From her parents' vibrant Irish household to her resident dog, Beast, her life is packed with routine. When her apartment is ransacked and her roommate gone, she relies on the bar’s regular, ex‑cop Kellen McBride. Kellen’s interest in Cate seems purely professional, but his presence soon complicates her promise to stay away from romance. Faced with Kellen’s seductive charm and unexpected challenges, Cate must decide whether to let love, or danger, take over her life.
First publish date: 2007
Genre: Romance/Contemporary Romance
Authors: Janet Evanovich
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