The opening of this Promise Harbor Wedding story is dramatic, with a wedding about to take place when an old flame of the bride's walks into the church and insists on speaking with her first, carrying her out the door in his arms. Then we go back to the previous day and see how all this came about. Jackson Knight is coming home to the town after damaging his knee in top-league hockey. He's going to be best man for Josh, and if it wasn't for that he'd stay away. A hockey player gets too much attention, too many eager girl fans, called puck-bunnies. He gets too much sympathy for having BUSTED his knee. And losers picking fights.

Detective Hayley Stone has worked hard on her image, not easy when everyone in town knows what she got up to as a girl. Jackson doesn't recognise Hayley when they meet, but then she used to dress like a Goth in high school. She's less than impressed. As the groom to be does his ritual round of bars, he confesses to Jackson that he might be having doubts - not about Allie, his bride, but about marriage itself. Meanwhile Jackson can't get away from sport references, even from Hayley - "Are you going to open the door or are you waiting for a ref to blow a whistle first?" she demands. But Hayley, tired from a shift and plumbing and painting at home, has to attend a witness to a robbery. There's been a spate of robberies of tourists lately, and no suspects are presenting themselves. She and Jackson didn't notice each other much at school, and that still suits her fine - and then she has to arrest him for assault, hours before the wedding.

A modern comedy of manners, this story by Sydney Somers has engaging characters and instant dilemmas, a kitten stuck in a tree and the ghosts of relationships past. "I was young and stupid," Hayley dismisses an early boyfriend, but many people turn out differently when they mature. The lady barely has time to think about a relationship, with family responsibilities, a tough job and someone taking personal revenge on her home. Jackson, drifting in and out of town with a coaching future lined up, doesn't seem ideal, but then again, he won't be expecting commitment - all he wants is someone to keep the eager girls from asking him to autograph their breasts. Hayley thinks she's worth more, but can't find it. So we see the two dance around each other in this adult romance BUSTED which is a good read and serious fun.