Sworn to Protect by Jo Davis – a Review

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Description:
Sugarland loves their men in blue, especially Detective Shane Ford. But Shane’s mission to protect and to serve has just gotten personal…

Detective Shane Ford, Sugarland’s favorite cop, has been blindsided by the sudden death of his best friend, NFL star Brad Cooper, and becoming the legal guardian of Brad’s son, Drew—a bitter, angry sixteen-year-old with a dangerous secret. Shane is determined to pry the truth from Drew, but only manages to alienate him—and winds up going head to head with Juvenile Detective Daisy Callahan, whose job is to protect the teen’s best interests.

Shane has always been drawn to Daisy’s beauty and strength, but he’s determined not to allow their intense attraction to interfere with his duty ever again. It’s a vow that will prove difficult to keep, as the realities of Shane and Daisy’s blossoming love and their growing bond with the grieving teen propel Shane headlong into danger for the new family he’s sworn to protect.

Review:

Sworn to Protect is the first book in Jo Davis’s new Sugarland Blue series.  This is my first time reading anything by Jo Davis, and this will not be my last.  Sworn to Protect is Contemporary Romance Suspense, and an excellent fun read. 

We meet our hero, Shane Ford, at the Sugarland police station, as all the detectives were sitting around complaining of boredom, and the simple cases they get.  Shortly thereafter, Shane and another detective are called onto a murder case. 

During this time, Shane laments his lost relationship with Daisy, a female cop in the Juvenile division.  Daisy Callahan is our heroine, and she makes a wonderful caring cop, who works with young & teenage children.  She still loves Shane, but was hurt badly when they broke up.  Shane was not ready to settle down, and now he regrets his actions, especially every time he sees Daisy, who is very beautiful and sexy, as all the men ogle Daisy, which makes Shane angry. 

When Shane’s best friend dies, he has to take care of his teenage god-son, Drew.  It is Daisy, who drops everything to help Shane, who needs all the help he can get trying to be a father figure to Drew.  From this point on, this becomes a multi faceted story of a beautiful romance,  a teenage boy trying to rebuild his life and get past a terrible tragedy, of friends and family joining together to help those they care about, and a murder mystery that puts a few lives in danger.  Shane and Daisy made the perfect couple, and their steamy sex scenes were on fire.  During the suspense of tying together a mystery that will tie all the pieces together, it was a wonderful story of true romance, with a great cast of wonderful characters.  I really enjoyed this story, as I read this in one day.  I plan to continue to read this series.

Reviewed by Barb

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