Covering Ollie (Police and Fire: Operation Alpha) by Freya BarkerMy rating: 4 of 5 stars
Ollie Rizzo has spent the past 18 years living under the radar in Durango as a landscape gardener with her daughter Trinny. Then recently widowed Joe Benedetti, the new Chief of Police, and his two young sons move in across the road. When Trinny is injured on a ski trip with Joe and his sons their two worlds collide, then Ollie's past comes back to haunt her and suddenly Joe's interest becomes just as much professional as it is personal.
I love Freya Barker novels. They feature 40-somethings with real lives and real issues (usually a disability) with a hint of suspense and a whole boatload of romance, and this is no exception. Ollie has brought up her daughter alone, carved out her own business, away from her family's drama. But she's lonely and has been without support all that time. Then suddenly her neighbour is shouldering some of the burden, looking after her and protecting her from the spectre of the past.
Joe is struggling to look after his two young sons and his new job after the death of his wife. He doesn't need his prickly, argumentative neighbour disturbing his new world. But when her past comes back to haunt her he can't stop his natural instincts to serve and protect.
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