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Kids + Cops = Chaos / Moonstruck by Jennifer LaBrecque, Sandra Paul

A Vanished World - Anne Gertrude Sneller, Nancy B. Perkins

Two quite good and rather cute little stories in this book.

The first, Kids + Cops = Chaos by Jennifer LaBrecque, was the best of the two, though. It was hilariously funny, mostly thanks to the three menaces (read: kids), sweet, and rather "down to earth" for a romance.
The characters were well developped, allowing for even greater depth as the story progressed and the two leads learned some pretty important lessons. And the grandma...She was a real hoot. Everybody should have a grannie like Nora.
The sliver of suspense was like a cherry on the cake, rounding the story nicely. Very well done.

The second, Moonstruck by Sandra Paul was still funny with the whole mooning accident and the moonee's persistent search for the perpetrator, but I just didn't quite "feel" it, mostly because of the lead female. It just wasn't believable.
It was good for a few laughs, but unfortunately nothing more than that.