The Peacekeeper

by
Jacqueline Druga-Marchetti

Copyright ©1999
ISBN: 0-87714-411-7 eBook edition
ISBN: 0-87714-710-8 PB edition

This is a work of fiction. All characters and events portrayed in this book are fictional, and any resemblance to real people or incidents is purely coincidental.

Dedication ...

To my sons, Noah and Andrew. Though you both don't realize it, you truly demonstrate what it means to be brothers. For showing me that, this story is for you. And finally to F., without you there would be no story of The Peacekeeper.

Acknowledgment

For believing and building a strong foundation for youth literacy, I'd like to send a special 'thanks' to TEDCO Construction, Indian Summer, T. 'The Beast' Smith, and K. Rapko. Also, a very heartfelt 'love and thanks' to Bobby 'F' McLaren, for all the creative and original artwork you have done and continue to do for me. Photo of Jacqueline Druga Marchetti

THE AUTHOR

Jacqueline Druga-Marchetti is a native of Pittsburgh. Her creative works range from young adult, thriller, horror to comedy. Writing is her passion, and Jacqueline prides herself on being dedicated to her craft. Besides a full-time, seven day writing schedule, Jacqueline also works for a security firm in Pittsburgh as a private investigator. She participates in a local writing group which she began, and along with writing novels and screenplays, Jacqueline is a musician.

Jacqueline attributes her eccentricity and love of the unknown as the sparks that generate her creativity. And she firmly lives by the rule, "If you want it bad enough ... you have to work for it."

Several of Jacqueline's other novels are Siege Of The Witches and The Silent Victor.

THE BOOK

Raising four boys alone is not an easy task as it is, but when they are the Slagel boys, things always are extreme. Joe Slagel tries, he really does. He works hard at his job, provides a stable home environment with lots of love and just the right amount of discipline. But Joe Slagel also provides his sons with something else, disposable stepmothers. Joe never intends for them to be disposable, however, the mischievous doings of his four children make it impossible for him to keep a wife, and them a stepmother, for very long.

Boy will be boys, but the Slagel boys go beyond that. And when the final straw is snapped and the fifth stepmother packs up and leaves without notice, Joe realizes it is time to bring in a professional.

Tough, strong, tender, not afraid to run a tight ship, and equipped with the ability to not easily be frightened. Those were the qualifications Joe sought, not for a new wife, but for someone to handle his sons. In comes Sergeant Ethel Pletcher. Not only does she tower over the boys in size, but her huge heart takes over the house and their lives as well. Sgt. Pletcher proves that the Slagel boys aren't really all that bad, they just need someone that understands them, and at times, a peacekeeper.

The Peacekeeper is the first novel in the 'Slagel Boys' series. Currently Jacqueline is working on the second installment, 'The Nerd Fly'.

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