Emma Parks CPS Stories

Having survived a police-involved shooting and her first week, Emma Parks is forced to relive the worst years of her life when a child is mysteriously kidnapped. The bureaucracy of Child Protective Services attacks her when she stands for the truth, and her worst enemy vows to make her life hell. Emma's family is facing their own life and death struggles, but they won't reach out to her because of their own dark secrets, plus the family's powerful matriarch is in town demanding Emma's attention and seeking answers. Penniless, powerless, and almost alone, Emma's darkest days seem ahead of her, not behind. Could she lose her job and her lover in the police department when the truth comes out?This is the second of the Emma Parks series, preceded by "Hope Knocks Twice" and followed by "Emma Forgiven."---JT Hume started life as a rambling man. Born in El Paso while his US Army parents were stationed in Texas, he's been boots-dry in forty-plus states and lived in three countries. He's a proud Nevadan and product of the Silver State's K12 and higher education system, and he proudly served in the United States Air Force. The best decision he ever made was when he asked Cassidy Carson to marry him. The jury is still out on whether accepting said proposal was Cassidy's best decision.JT Hume's books are formed from his knowledge and interest in politics, government, and Nevada. His characters are pushed through strategies honed over many years of playing bad chess. You might say his books are flavored with the love and romance he's shared with his soulmate over their decades together.Please read his books and reach out to him with questions, corrections, or constructive criticism. Thank you.

Emma Parks is the spoiled youngest daughter of a disgraced congressman who's looking for a way to break free of her debutante life of privilege and power. She is not prepared for the harsh realities that come with life in Child Protective Services: abuse, anger, hate, and murder. Her new bosses seem to hate her and her family cuts her off, and her new life is going off the rails until a chance encounter with a young homicide detective. Can she save him after a tragic officer-involved shooting and maybe, just maybe, find their happily ever?This is the first of the Emma Parks series, followed by "Saturday's Child" and "Emma Forgiven."---JT Hume started life as a rambling man. Born in El Paso while his US Army parents were stationed in Texas, he's been boots-dry in forty-plus states and lived in three countries. He's a proud Nevadan and product of the Silver State's K12 and higher education system, and he proudly served in the United States Air Force. The best decision he ever made was when he asked Cassidy Carson to marry him. The jury is still out on whether accepting said proposal was Cassidy's best decision.JT Hume's books are formed from his knowledge and interest in politics, government, and Nevada. His characters are pushed through strategies honed over many years of playing bad chess. You might say his books are flavored with the love and romance he's shared with his soulmate over their decades together.Please read his books and reach out to him with questions, corrections, or constructive criticism. Thank you.

The third and final book in the Emma Parks series. Emma is a CPS worker in poor urban service area of a large city that is exploding at the seams with violence and hate. The riots and marches threaten everything she believes in, yet the worst part of the story: the chaos is all her fault. Not only does the family who raised her hold her at arm's length, they are suing her to keep what they think is theirs. On top of all this is the devastating news that could change her life forever: she may lose her baby.This is the third of the Emma Parks series, preceded by "Hope Knocks Twice" and "Saturday's Child."---JT Hume started life as a rambling man. Born in El Paso while his US Army parents were stationed in Texas, he's been boots-dry in forty-plus states and lived in three countries. He's a proud Nevadan and product of the Silver State's K12 and higher education system, and he proudly served in the United States Air Force. The best decision he ever made was when he asked Cassidy Carson to marry him. The jury is still out on whether accepting said proposal was Cassidy's best decision.JT Hume's books are formed from his knowledge and interest in politics, government, and Nevada. His characters are pushed through strategies honed over many years of playing bad chess. You might say his books are flavored with the love and romance he's shared with his soulmate over their decades together.Please read his books and reach out to him with questions, corrections, or constructive criticism. Thank you.