The CPS Series ~ Books 1-3 (A CPS Novel)

She’s a sarcastic and stubborn strawberry-blonde with a red-headed temper, and an addiction to Olive Garden and Dairy Queen Blizzards. She’s sworn off men forever.

He’s a green-eyed, rock-hard bodied Probation Officer, that works 24/7 because he has no life outside of work.

Broken Promises ~ Book 1
When CPS worker Sadey Collins is sent to investigate the abuse/neglect of a drug using mother, she has no idea that this case will be the one to change her life forever. Being run over by the drug dealer causes her to confront more than she’s willing to admit. For the first time in her life, she’s falling in love. But Chase Davis isn’t just any man – he’s the soon-to-be brother-in-law of her best friend.
As if this doesn’t complicate her life enough… her family, this case and his job force her to confront the one thing that’s been haunting her most of her life – her strained relationship with her father. Convincing herself to look to the future instead of the past has her on an emotional roller-coaster she’s struggling to control.

Amongst the Debris ~ Book 2
Child Protective Service worker Sadey Collins is back to doing what she does best ~ annoy clients, tick off drug dealers and stress over family. After years of broken promises, she’s finally building a relationship with her father. But underlying jealousy and unresolved guilt create a small wall between Sadey and her sister that she must work hard emotionally to tear down. Just as it seems that her hard work is beginning to pay off, and her life is settling down to a nice routine, she finds that her happiness is once again short-lived.
Murder, kidnapping, drive-by shootings and explosions once again leave Sadey badly injured and under round-the-clock protection, and continuous hovering, from her fiancé, Chase. But it doesn’t stop there. With a house full of friends and family, another surgery and a killer on the loose, the stress is building, and they’re all surprised when a four-year-old little girl and an ex-con break it all loose.
Follow along as strangers become friends, friends become family and a killer takes a journey through the hills of West Virginia, making the biggest mistake of his life ~ trying to outsmart some ticked-off detectives and a sheriff with a vendetta. But, as Sadey tries to settle back in, she finds herself with more questions than answers.

A Balancing Act ~ Book 3

No matter how calm and boring that her mother and her fiancé attempt to make her life, CPS worker Sadey Collins always manages to keep their lives full of ‘dumb things that Sadey does’ stories for them to share – and stress out about. But healing from gunshot wounds and planning a wedding are currently the small stressors in her life. Adding a child to the mix, investigating a child molester, fighting with her mother and constantly avoiding Chase’s suggestion that she quit her job, Sadey struggles to find a balance between her home life, her work life and her own sanity.
Can she keep herself and her family safe? Can she live up to her new roles as wife and mother? Or will Chase finally get his wish?