Thin Blue Love

Dating Carmen Bishop means sharing your girlfriend with the entire Philadelphia Police Department. Born into generations of cops, Carmen is tough, loyal, affectionate, and completely devoted to the badge. Unfortunately, devotion has an order: the job comes first, her partner Blake understands her in ways "civilians can't," and her cop buddies have never encountered a boundary they couldn't casually bulldoze. Late shifts become drinks at O'Malley's. Quiet nights become precinct cookouts. Your couch becomes temporary police housing. Dates get interrupted by calls, emergencies, inside jokes, and somebody who desperately needs Carmen right now. She loves you. She really does. But when you're dating someone married to the force, sometimes love isn't enough. THIN BLUE LOVE She promised to love and protect you. She never said you'd come first. ––– ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ "I have never wanted to throw a fictional woman's phone through a wall this badly." — Romance Route Weekly ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ "Carmen brought me a cheesesteak after missing our anniversary. I forgave her. I hate myself." — Definitely Not Blake ⭐⭐⭐⭐½ "The game asked whether I wanted to confront Carmen, confront Blake, or go to bed. Where was 'change the locks'?" — Dating Sim Monthly ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ "Nikki threatened to kick my ass and somehow that became the healthiest relationship available." — Philadelphia Gaming Review ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ "Come for the romance. Stay because twelve cops are currently having a cookout in your backyard and nobody asked you." — The Toxic Romance Society