"If you want the rainbow, you have to put up with the rain."
When it comes to authors I read because I like their realistic approach, their characters and, of course, their finished products, Kathryn Shay might be in my top five. Cop of the Year was the first book of hers I read, and I remember bawling like a baby through about half of it. While it may occasionally suffer from some interesting editorial tweaks, the overreaching story is heartfelt, emotional, and brilliantly executed. Have a look at what the captain and the teacher get into when left to their own devices - and some added help from the kids!
When by-the-book Captain Mitch Lansing is forced to work in a high school classroom to improve relationships between At Risk kids and the police department, he’s disconcerted about working with teenagers. But when he meets unorthodox teacher, Cassie Smith, his world goes off kilter. So does Cassie’s. She totally against all he stands for, so why is it she finds herself attracted to him? The further they go into the year, the more they’re drawn to each other. The kids also come to care about Mitch, and because of his past in Vietnam, he tries to distance himself from everybody. He can’t, and he must learn to accept Cassie and her kids into his life permanently.
(from Kobo)
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