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Badges, Boots & Mixed Tea
Contemporary Fiction | Women's Fiction | Law Enforcement Fiction
Some calls end. Some follow you home. And some things can't be explained at all.
Why Readers Will Connect With This Novel
THE HUMAN SIDE
Behind every call is a person. Experience Riley's victories, losses, humor, heartbreak, and the moments that change her long after the shift ends.
A WOMAN'S PERSPECTIVE
Step into law enforcement beginning in the late 1990s, as Riley navigates the challenges, expectations, and realities of being a woman behind the badge.
MIXED TEA — OFF THE RECORD
At the end of each chapter, the tea gets spilled—revealing the thoughts, truths, humor, and perspective that never make it into the official report.
ABOUT THE BOOK
Badges, Boots &
Mixed Tea
A novel inspired by a woman's life behind the badge.
Riley Bullock entered law enforcement in the late 1990s, determined to serve, protect, and prove she belongs in a profession where women are still finding their place.
But the academy never taught her how to carry what comes after the call.
There are the people she can't save. The scenes she can't forget. The laughter that breaks through on impossible days. Friendships that become lifelines. And the quiet accumulation of moments that follow her home long after the uniform comes off.
Some experiences leave scars no one can see.
Others leave questions she can't explain.
Through it all, Riley learns that the greatest challenge isn't simply surviving the job—it's holding on to the woman beneath the badge.
Who saves the people who spend their lives saving everyone else?
Inspired by true experiences and the emotional realities of life behind the badge, Badges, Boots & Mixed Tea is a story of trauma, friendship, resilience, hope, and the courage it takes to keep going when carrying everything becomes too much.
Because sometimes the bravest words aren't “I'll protect you.” They're “I choose life.”
BEHIND THE SCENES MOMENTS
See the conversations, friendships, mistakes, laughter, and realities of police life that never make it into an official report.
THE OTHER SIDE OF THE RADIO
When the call begins, Riley isn't the only one carrying its weight. Dispatcher Phoebe offers occasional glimpses into what it means to hear the emergency before anyone arrives.
A PROFESSION CHANGING WITH TIME
Experience the shifts in law enforcement culture, expectations, and opportunities as Riley's career unfolds from the late 1990s forward.
MORE THAN DARKNESS
Even in a story shaped by difficult calls and loss, there is friendship, humor, connection, and life happening between the hardest moments.
INSIDE THE BOOK
Discover What Awaits Inside
MEET THE MAIN CHARACTER
Meet Riley Bullock
She entered law enforcement looking for purpose. She never expected the badge to change the way she saw the world—or herself.
Her Beginning : Grief leads Riley toward law enforcement in the late 1990s, where she enters a profession still learning how to make room for women like her.
Her Strength: Compassion. Riley doesn't stop seeing the person on the other side of the call, even when caring begins to carry a cost.
Her Struggle: Every shift leaves something behind. Riley must learn how to carry the memories, relationships, losses, and unseen wounds without losing herself along the way.
Her Question: How much can one person carry before surviving becomes its own kind of courage?
