Cantwell Quartet's Gideon - Falling Slowly

I love books with men in uniform. All Of My Days features an FBI agent. All Of My Nights features a Chinese cop. Going Home features a police chief. I'm working on some new ideas with two men in the Army. When writing the Cantwell Quartet, Gideon had to be a cop. The character he is based on was a protector: both the sword and the shield. Gideon could have gone the other way; he could have ended up in a life of crime. But one fateful night determined the course of the rest of his life. Yet despite being a cop, he has guilt from what he almost did, almost became. He doesn't feel worthy of the love of the woman he loves. His reasons are complex. His love is for his best friend's sister. His love is the sister of the boy he saved that fateful night. Thankfully, Nash, the best friend, knows there is no one better for his sister than Gideon. Once Gideon gives himself permission to act, he does, and the results... well, you know the answer if you read the book.