"An abandoned child.hell guard at all costs. When screams next door wake Deputy Conner Dunne and his retired police dog, Mutt, he suspects domestic abuse. When he finds is Jody Kruse comforting her new foster child--a traumatized little girl who wont speak. Conner is determined to remain professional with his pretty neighbor. But when a break-in points to an attempted kidnapping, protecting this family may cost him his heart--and his life."--Back cover.