Dawn's POV — Tuesday, 8:45 a.m. I'd just dropped both kids off at school and was pulling into my driveway when I noticed something sitting on my front porch. Packages. Several of them. Well, would you look at that? Apparently, Christmas had arrived early. I climbed out of my SUV, grabbed my purse, and stared at the boxes. What the hell had I ordered? Seriously. I stood there trying to remember what I'd purchased online while operating on approximately half a cup of coffee. Which, for the record, was nowhere near enough caffeine for an adult woman responsible for two children, a dog, and a mortgage. Then it hit me. "Oh, hell yes!" THE ELOPER 5000! Okay. That wasn't its actual name. Not even close. But as far as I was concerned, that was exactly what it was. My glorious, be

