Northern Belle — Carolyn Faulkner

A veteran cop who's secretly wished for a white picket fence instead of his bachelor apartment, but been more afraid of failing at marriage than he is of the rough streets he patrols, becomes entwined with a headstrong woman who's returned to the small town of her youth. With help from her local family members, he starts to learn what makes her tick, but will she thrive with a set-in-his-ways guy who's not above paddling her if it's For Her Own Good, and can two such strong-willed people actually share that white picket fence together?