{"product_id":"2940013015289","title":"Car oo6 Responding: Book One, The McBride Series","description":"Detective Lieutenant Michael \"Mike\" McBride is the most handsome, brave, intelligent, strong, single and eligible cop ever. Not only that, he owns a nice big house in the suburbs. What girl wouldn't die to have him? Mike has managed to avoid marriage, while claiming to be waiting for a homebody, a nice small-town girl, like his mom.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eEnter the lady in distress--a sassy, big-city sophisticated and attractive redhead having trouble with an ex-boyfriend who has violent criminal tendencies. Mix in a murder, attempted murder, arson fire, explosion, drug bust, suspicious accident, a bank robber, stalker, and a mysterious drug lord. Mike certainly has his hands full.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn this first book of The McBride Series, author Dorothy May Mercer introduces us to Mike, his precinct buddies, his pet super-dog, family and friends in a fictitious, but typical, Western city. You will get to know and love these characters well. Also, you will meet a crafty and hated villian and all his entourage--the sexy but traitorous lover, the muscle-bound bodyguards, the smugglers, the stupid small-time dealers, and the hired assassins. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn each book of the series Dorothy May honors a different branch of Homeland Security, such as the police, sheriffs, border patrol, ATF, Coast Guard, and others. She deals with aspects of serious contemporary problems in an entertaining way that will keep you flipping pages far into the night. For example she writes about illegal narcotics, overdosing, addiction, date rape, illegal immigration, firearms smuggling, border wars,terrorism, arson, cartels and gangs in ways that illuminate the problem, suggest solutions and keep you interested in the story, without offending. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDorothy May manages to weave together myriad people and events in such a way that you don't loose track of the threads through multiple chapters and books; and yet she keeps you guessing--as in--how did he\/she do that? In each book she manages a happy ending, while leaving you wanting more.","brand":"Mercer Publications \u0026 Ministries, Inc.","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47079235518704,"sku":"2940013015289","price":1.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/2940013015289_p0.jpg?v=1763575839","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/2940013015289","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}