So... you think you want to be a cop? Come for a year-long ride-along adventure with Vermont's "Green-and-Gold" state troopers and other public safety professionals in this action-packed and suspenseful tale from Vermont novelist J. Kilburn.

A rookie police officer has met the Girl of his dreams and thinks he's hot on the trail of a promising law enforcement career, too. A lot can happen between starry-eyed plans and life itself, so there will to be a few rough spots along the way... including a big bump right at the start!

This policing and family drama explores the excitement, joys, and pitfalls of young love and new careers as a couple from a small New England college town navigates the adventure-filled years between Teen Angst and Adulting. Filled with harrowing law enforcement experiences, detailed police tactics training, and unanticipated romantic drama, it's going to be an incredible Rookie Year for both the new couple and the new cop.

(2024, approx 400 pages)

Suspense / Romance / Family Drama / Policing Drama / Vermont

"Author J. Kilburn has created some incredibly likable and identifiable characters.... The entire story has a warmth and charm about it...." 5 Stars! - Grant Leishman for Readers' Favorite

"Kilburn delivers script-ready dialogue that at times is laugh out loud funny...." - Peggy Kurkowski for Independent Book Review

"Kilburn has a knack for whipping up tremendously dramatic scenes, accompanying them with a robust sense of humor." 5 Stars! - Keith Mbuya for Readers' Favorite

"...a compelling journey through the highs and lows of both a new couple and a new cop, certain to please fans of crime-centric dramas and family stories alike." 5 Stars! - K. C. Finn for Readers' Favorite