Stealing Jake

When Livy Oâ??Brien spies a young boy jostling a man walking along the boardwalk, she recognizes the act for what it is. After all, she used to be known as Light-Fingered Livy. But that was before she put her past behind her and moved to the growing town of Chestnut, Illinois, where sheâ??s helping to run an orphanage. Now sheâ??ll do almost anything to protect the street kids like herself.Sheriffâ??s deputy Jake Russell had no idea what he was in for when he ran into Livyâ??literally while chasing down a pickpocket. With a rash of robberies and a growing number of street kids in townâ??as well as a loan on the family farm that needs to be paid offâ??Jake doesnâ??t have time to pursue a girl. Still, he canâ??t seem to get Livy out of his mind. He wants to get to know her better . . . but Livy isnâ??t willing to trust any man, especially not a lawman.

Hillman, Pam