Bernie & Tallie O'Shea

BERNIE STUBBORNLY SETS OUT TO BUILD A NEW LIFE
Bernie pulled to a stop in front of the tavern and cut the engine. He sat for a moment as doubts swirled through his mind. Why would a beautiful woman change her life for a struggling cop gathering kids from broken homes? He had to somehow convince her of the nobility of this dream. Surely he could still dredge up some Irish charm that would convince her to at least think about what he was going to propose.
"Do you want to trade working in a tavern for a house with a white picket fence?"

WITH A WOMAN RUNNING FROM HER PAST
"I've never been a mom. And I have...history." Tallie clutched the order pad in her hand. Bernie's grin was Tallie's undoing. That was why she agreed to his proposal. Or maybe it was because of the chill that crept up her spine when she ran through the darkness to her car and peered through the windows before climbing inside.