Brand of Justice

The FBI betrayed her. Now they need her. Private Investigator Kenna Banbury lost everything two years ago at the hands of a serial killer. From the ashes of that encounter, she's built a life she believes in, searching for the lost and forgotten all over the western US. Bringing her own brand of justice. When a series of murders drags her into an FBI investigation, Kenna finds herself back in the place where it all went wrong. Struggling to make sense of the case, Kenna's past and present collide in a deadly plot that risks another betrayal and threatens to shatter everything she's built. Kenna faces the darkest part of her past in this first book of a brand-new series from Lisa Phillips.

A series of missing girls. Weeks after she got shot, Kenna is back. She's living free of a past that held her in the grip of fear, determined to move on-and keep fighting. This PI isn't going to let anything keep her from finding the lost and broken. A town in the grip of fear. After a deadly setback, Kenna realizes the case is far more complicated than she first thought. With an elite organization in the shadows, Kenna has to solve the case while a powerful enemy dogs every step and the echoes of her past threaten to tear her apart. Forced to hold it together long enough to find the latest victim, Kenna has to do the one thing she said she would never do again. It's the only way to bring her brand of justice.

The FBI might've buried the truth, but she'll find it. Private Investigator Kenna Banbury walks into a courtroom-and finds herself in the middle of a case. She's looking for a missing young woman no one seems to know and hunting an elite organization that held an entire town in its grip. Something quite different is happening in Hatchet, New Mexico, and Kenna doesn't have much time to untangle how it all fits together. Before a deadly killer strikes again. When someone close to her is threatened, Kenna signs on for a protection detail that quickly turns into a deadly game. She vowed not to let anyone else die for this case. This shadowy organization has already taken too many lives, and she'll face losing even more before this is over. Unless Kenna can bring her brand of justice.

One cold case might be the answer to everything. Las Vegas is the last place Private Investigator Kenna Banbury wants to go. After what happened when she visited the city with her dad, she’s determined to keep her head down and solve this case. Kenna has no home, no dog (don't worry - Cabot's fine), and no way to figure out who murdered a Russian diplomat fifteen years ago. But since when has that ever stopped her? One case could lead her to the girl she’s been looking for. When the truth proves far darker than Kenna expected, she realizes it’s up to her to safeguard Maizie’s life. With an FBI Special Assignment team led by the director himself, a mob connected local criminal, and a group of mystery solving hobbyists in the mix, figuring out who hasn’t been compromised might be simpler than connecting each person back to an untouchable CEO. The only honorable FBI agent she knows seems to want to help her. If she can keep trusting Jax from leading to…more…then she might solve this case before her heart becomes the latest victim. What happens in Vegas needs Kenna’s brand of Justice.

Dark secrets in northern Washington. Kenna is only slightly hiding from testifying in federal hearings about her actions in Las Vegas when a routine stakeout yields a mysterious invitation—and a startling connection to a case her father worked in his FBI days. Driven by her curiosity and a desire to reconcile her father’s past, Kenna explores the derelict compound where Max Banbury rescued a group of children from a deadly cult. While there, Kenna encounters a couple of trespassing teens. One is injured, and the other disappears, making it seem like the Children of the Morning might not be as dead as everyone thinks. Yet, Kenna is not alone in her quest. Even with Jax occupied by his duties in D.C. assisting the Department of Justice in closing the Rushman case, Kenna finds herself surrounded by allies in unexpected places. Plus she’s got Maizie and Stairns, with their unique expertise, to help her figure out exactly what is happening—though not before things quickly become deadly. As a hidden group relentlessly pursues the child under Kenna’s protection, driven by insidious motives, she knows one thing for sure… Her brand of justice is the only way to end this.

Kenna needs a way out. Captive south of the border with Jax the subject of intense interrogation, there's no way she'll risk escape without setting them both free. When their captors put her in the middle of a dangerous turf war, Kenna wants nothing to do with negotiating a truce... Or being left behind. Kenna is dragged along for the ride, partnered with a suspicious former colleague, and tasked with a dangerous assignment whether she likes it or not. With rescue just out of reach, Kenna is pushed to the breaking point: keep fighting, or finally surrender. Her brand of justice is the only way to save her family. All the thrills-no cliffhanger (promise).

Kenna's in the crosshairs of a serial murderer. Or is she? Does it count as avoiding Jax's mother if Kenna spent the winter in Wisconsin on a case instead of visiting her sort-of-boyfriend in San Diego? Kenna is still wrestling with the question weeks later. She uncovers a cold case suspect and the answer to decades old questions, all with the help of her new trusty sidekick. What starts as a convenient place to park her RV out of the snow gifts Kenna with a new ally, and weeks spent in this northern peninsula community brings yet more friendships she isn't expecting. The truth will out if she has anything to do with it. Kenna discovers the location of a mass grave site and is co-opted into helping the local sheriff with a covert mission. Everyone seems to have their own motive—even the guy she's falling for. But when Jax's boots hit the ground things immediately go sideways in more than one way. Loyalty could cost her the new friendship she's found, but the course of justice never runs smoothly. Especially when there is more than one case at play here. Kenna leans hard on her new faith to answer this one. Her brand of justice won't quit. Ever.

A dangerous allegiance. Kenna is searching for evidence to prove what she knows to be true about a high-profile FBI Special Agent. She wants to clear Ramon's name and restore his reputation, but Ramon seems determined to go his own way. When a trip to the bank turns dangerous, she loses an ally and gains another piece of the puzzle. But what does it mean? A dark history. Working the case takes Kenna and Jax on an undercover assignment, posing as husband and wife at a fancy Arizona resort. The sparks between them intensify, but romance doesn't solve cases. Kenna has to figure out how to not ruin his career at the same time they're fighting their growing feelings for each other. All while bullets fly, dead men keep showing up, everyone seems to have their own agenda... and the truth goes deeper than anyone imagined. Her brand of justice will unearth a conspiracy that must be stopped.

From the city to the backwoods. A simple manhunt takes a complicated turn when Kenna and Ramon wind up in the bayou facing a dangerous family. The hunt follows them back to New Orleans, where things go from bad to worse the night a group of gunmen tear up a hospital trying to get to a newborn baby. Pulled in different directions, Kenna is just trying to make sense of the threads of this case. Even with Ramon's help, it won't be easy to solve this one. From death to life. Forced to confront a part of her childhood she's buried, Kenna repays a debt she's owed for a long time. But that doesn't stop the threat. Even with the family matriarch in jail, the case isn't over. Innocents are at risk and it's only a matter of time before safety becomes an illusion. Pushed to the end of her strength, Kenna realizes how much she has even when she's got nothing left. Her brand of justice isn't alone anymore.

Up against an enemy unlike anything she's ever faced. A simple recon mission in New York City brings a terrible truth to light: their enemy knows every secret Kenna has been hiding. She doesn't want to accompany Preston to the UK, but doing so might give her the answers she's been looking for. About everything. All her friends seem to think it's inevitable she's going, and when she's given information about her mother... it just might be. Her investigation reveals a history she's never known. Kenna's case shines a light into dark parts of her past as she travels to the last place, she'd have thought was connected to her history. Her faith and her loyalty to her friends are put to the test. She finds herself with new allies, all alone and on the run, chasing an enemy that could cost her everything she's found. And the future she wants with Jax. Now it's up to her brand of justice to solve this.

Their enemy might have Kenna, but Jax isn't backing down. Ever. For two months, FBI Special Agent Oliver Jaxton has been searching for his wife. Even with the help of her friends and the Phoenix FBI office, he's no closer now than the day she disappeared. Forced to face his weaknesses, Jax is ready to admit he needs help. But with no break in the case in sight, he's about to lose hope. When evidence surfaces that Kenna now works for their enemy, he refuses to believe it, even if it puts his job in jeopardy. He won't quit. Even if he loses everything. The more Jax and Kenna's team dig into the evidence, trying to find her, the more it seems like they never will. Teaming up with Kenna's extended family makes things more complicated when a drive-by shooting puts their lives in danger. With danger on their heels and no way to know who they can trust, Jax is forced into a choice that could either destroy his career or get Kenna back. His Brand of Justice will save this family.

She might've said yes, but happily ever after is harder than you think. Kenna is determined to root out the mysterious “company” in the US, which means following the money trail to its source. With her team on the case in Denver, she's got more to lose than ever before. When the investigation takes a break for wedding planning things don't go smoothly, but is anyone really all that surprised? Having an FBI Special Agent in Charge for a fiancé should help... Especially when things get messy. The Banbury Investigations team tangles with local detectives in a missing persons' case, runs into a criminal organization with a deadly agenda, and gets mixed up in the high society crowd at the heart of it. Kenna lands in a not-so-happy reunion with someone who is supposed to be dead in the middle of trying to reconcile the loss in her past with her plans for the future. Things always get worse before they get better, even when Jax shows up to help out. This time her team is bringing their brand of justice.

Living in Phoenix in the heat of summer isn't for the faint of heart. Add a cat, and things could get messy. Especially when Kenna doesn't know why she feels strangely lethargic and keeps missing time. Is she ill, or is something far more sinister at work? She didn't plan to have to navigate the “in sickness and in health” part of married life so soon, but here she is. With her team backing off to give her and Jax space to be newlyweds, she will have to figure this out without them. Kenna is up to the challenge. Until it all goes wrong, of course. A cold case mixes with a present threat, and their enemy seems to be around every corner. With a list of missing people and a hint this might be connected to a shadowy organization, Kenna needs her health to hold out until the case is closed. Uncovering a dangerous plot wasn't part of her summer plan, but maybe she's the only one who can bring the truth to light. This brand of justice will cost her team everything. Warning: this book contains a diabolical cliffhanger. Don't say I didn't warn you.

The epic finale. It's all been building to this. In the last weeks of her pregnancy, Kenna is training Maizie to be an investigator and generally keeping her head down. After all, she isn't going after Dominatus right now—and maybe not ever. This isn't a fight she wants to give up, but protecting her unborn child is the most important thing right now. With the family scattered trying to solve this, she and Jax are determined to craft a future that honors their brand of justice and keeps everyone safe. A missing family. A deadly betrayal of all they stand for. One by one her family is caught up in the spidery web of Dominatus. Kenna is determined to save an innocent life she has saved once before—a life in danger because of her connection—the last thing she expects is that nothing is as it seems. With the solid foundation of her faith, she knows she's never alone. Drawing deeply from the well to find her strength, Kenna chooses to trust God with the outcome. A legacy. A fight to the very end. Facing Dominatus was a task Ramon determined to take on so Kenna and Jax didn't have to. For all they've given him, it's his turn to give something back. But when the mission goes awry and one of their own is in grave danger, it's another friend who lays down their life. In the epic climax, the legacy Kenna has built the past few years comes to a head. And the result is nothing anyone could've predicted.

With the family back together, the fight against Dominatus is on. Since her rescue, Kenna has been harboring a secret. But her husband won't let her bury her head in the sand and ignore their calling, so they're back to working a case—this time in Boston. Even when a limo explodes in Washington, DC, and she knows Dominatus is connected to the attack, Kenna's fear won't let go of her. Life now is a push/pull of doing what's right while keeping their family safe. Justice is what happens in the middle. As long as Kenna can keep from spilling her secret. When allies are wrongfully accused as the perpetrators of the bombing, Kenna can't ignore that her skills put to good use mean that justice can prevail. The case proves complex, and each step they take tangles them in more of the sticky web of Washington politics. With Jax by her side and their family surrounding her, Kenna is safe for now. But if evil prevails, their family will always be in danger. Kenna has to get her faith back on the right footing if any of this is going to succeed. This Brand of Justice won't quit until it's over.