Chance of Redemption by Tabitha Marks

After serving a year and half of her prison term, Molly Saunders is on the verge of being set free. At least as free as a former drug addict, ex-con can be. She’s granted early release and sent to a half-way house to begin her reintegration into society, a prospect that both frightens and excites her. She’s determined to stay on the straight and narrow and make something of herself, but the reappearance of someone from her past threatens to drag her back to her old life.

Max Davidson takes pride in his successful career as a detective on the police force. There’s just one thing he regrets, and now he has a chance to make amends. Deep in his heart he knows that Molly’s bad life choices are all his fault, and now that she’s out of prison it’s his job to make sure she turns her life around – for good.

When Max sees the opportunity to keep Molly safe, he grabs it, knowing it’s the only way she’ll survive. Molly isn’t sure she can forgive Max for the way he treated her, but when he offers her a safe haven, she doesn’t have much choice. When he decides to enforce the terms of her parole with the threat of putting her over his knee, things quickly heat up between this unlikely pair.