Ransom of the Heart — Susan Page Davis

Captain Harvey Larson is on guard when a fifteen-year-old girl approaches him during his lunch hour. Leah thinks she has proof that he is her father, but Harvey needs more evidence. A few hours later, his sister-in-law Abby stumbles upon a body at Hobart Chevrolet. Her husband, Peter, is missing, and the Priority Unit turns out to investigate. When she finally gets a call demanding ransom, Harvey goes into high gear to set up a ransom drop. Unfortunately, things don't go as planned when they try to deliver the money. Meanwhile Peter and Abby's little boys agonize over their father. Harvey's wife, Jennifer, does her best to support Abby and their other sister, Leeanne, who is gearing up for her first book signing, and Detective Tony Winfield hopes his idea for a first date will appeal to the chief's new secretary. His cousin Amy's getting married, and he needs a date for the wedding, but Tony forgets to reveal one crucial bit of information.