No Substitute for Mistakes

When substitute teacher Barbara Reed agrees to fill in for an instructor at a juvenile detention facility, she fears it's a huge mistake. The job is stressful and confining. But Barb needs a paycheck, and a looming teachers' walkout could eliminate regular subbing opportunities in Reckless River, Washington.

On her first day "behind bars," Barb recognizes one young offender. When he claims he's innocent, she sets out to investigate his crime--stealing a pedigreed cat. Her drug cop boyfriend ...