Rescue and Redemption by Daniel Banner

JFK, a firefighter whose classy nickname flies in the face of his unpolished behavior, is on the verge of change. He’s started losing weight and even cut back on swearing and drinking. Still, he believes people never really change. When the striking beauty Mercy McGovern wanders into his kitchen and he sees her two-year sobriety coin, he wonders if he’s been wrong his whole life.

Mercy, a college grad in search of a career to finish getting her life back on track, is immediately attracted to the capable chef running his precision kitchen at a charity event. But on their first date, it’s obvious he’s used to hanging out with guys, not with a lady. That won’t fly for Mercy, whose extended family, the Jewells, could write books on manners.

Time after time JFK comes to her rescue, but despite her rowdy past, Mercy knows she’s worthy of someone who knows how to open a door for her. Can she help him learn that people really do change? And can JFK complete his transformation and be the man she needs in her life?