No Offense

Meg Cabot's second Little Bridge Island novel pairs a children's librarian with the local sheriff. Little Bridge sits among the Florida Keys, a small island with white sand beaches, sunsets that draw crowds, and a community where everyone knows everyone's business.

Molly Montgomery moved from the Colorado Rockies to take the job of head of children's services at the island's public library, leaving behind a broken engagement. She expects her biggest challenge to be her cluttered desk, until a newborn is found abandoned in the library restroom. Sheriff John Hartwell arrives to investigate and quickly clashes with Molly, who has her own views on the island's actual crime problem: thefts from homes whose owners forgot to lock up.

John is a recently divorced single father still adjusting to life on his own, and he finds Molly as distracting as she is irritating. Their spark grows over the investigation, but both wonder whether they can get past their differences. Witty and warm, the book returns readers to Little Bridge and its quirky residents.