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Dear Reader,

When my editor suggested making my hero and heroine police officers (instead of newspaper reporters) I agreed immediately. Higher stakes, more excitement—fabulous! As I began to think about the story and flesh out the characters I realized just how high the stakes could go.

What if my detective heroine Paula Drummond had a son by a drug lord she’d put in jail? What would happen when that criminal got out of jail and wanted his son? What if, by association, Paula is inadvertently responsible for hard drugs coming to her adopted town of Summerside?

That’s a lot for any woman to cope with. Paula is probably the strongest and most assertive heroine I’ve written. She needed—and deserved—a strong partner, so I created ex-Special Forces soldier, Riley Henning. Because we writers like to make life difficult for our characters, I decided Riley had to battle his own demons—post-traumatic stress disorder from his tour of duty in Afghanistan—even as he helped Paula protect her little boy, Jamie, from his criminal father.

Protecting Her Son is the fourth book set in my fictional Australian seaside town of Summerside. In it, I introduce a new set of characters with cameo appearances from old favorites. This book stands alone but expands and enriches the picture of village life in Summerside.

I love to hear from readers. Drop me a line at joan@joankilby.com or write snail mail to, c/o Harlequin Enterprises Ltd, 225 Duncan Mill Road, Don Mills, Ontario, CANADA, M3B 3K9. Check out my website, www.joankilby.com.

Happy reading!

Joan Kilby