Carlisle Deputies

A Carlisle Deputies Novel. Jordan Erichsohn suspects something is rotten about his boss, Judge Crawford. Unfortunately he has nowhere to turn and doubts anyone will believe his claims-least of all the handsome deputy, Pierre Ravelle, who has been assigned to protect the judge, as he's been receiving the threatening letters. The judge has a long reach, and if he finds out Jordan's turned on him, he might impede Jordan adopting his son, Jeremiah. When Jordan can no longer stay silent, he gathers his courage and tells Pierre what he knows. To his surprise and relief, Pierre believes him, and Jordan finds an ally… and maybe more. Pierre vows to do what it takes to protect Jordan and Jeremiah and see justice done. He's willing to fight for the man he's growing to love and the family he's starting to think of as his own. But Crawford is a powerful and dangerous enemy, and he's not above ripping apart everything Jordan and Pierre are trying to build in order to save himself….

The heat is growing from the inside, but danger is building on the outside. Judge Andrew Phillips runs a tight ship in his courtroom. He's tough, and when he hands down a sentence, he expects to be obeyed. So when a fugitive named Harper escapes and threatens his life, Andrew isn't keen on twenty-four/seven protection… especially not from Deputy Clay Brown. They have a past, one that could cause problems in their careers. But with Clay assigned to Andrew and the two of them together every minute, there's nowhere to hide from their attraction-or from the fact that there's much more than chemistry blooming between them. As the threat intensifies, Clay knows he'll do anything it takes to protect the people who are taking their places in his heart: Andrew and his young niece and nephew.

A Carlisle Deputies Novel! When Chris Anducci is moved off jail duty and into the sheriff's office, he doesn't expect his first assignment to be protecting a witness against a human trafficking ring. Knowing the new sheriff doesn't abide screwups, Chris reluctantly agrees to work the case. Pavle Kasun has spent the last four years of his life at the mercy of others. When an opportunity presented itself, he took it, resulting in his rescue. Now the safe houses he's placed in are being threatened and he needs protection if he is to have any sort of chance at a life. Chris opens his home to Pavle, but he doesn't expect Pavle and his story to get under his skin… and stay there. Soon they discover they have more in common than either of them thought. Slowly Pavle comes out of his shell and Chris finds someone who touches his heart. But as the men looking for Pavle close in, they will stop at nothing to get him out of the way. But even if Chris can keep him safe, he might not be able to protect his heart if Pavle moves back home.

A Carlisle Deputies Novel. Can a couple be more opposite than a thief and a cop? Or do they have more in common than they think? Mattias stole to survive. He was damn good at it. But there's no such thing as a victimless crime, and when he saw how his theft hurt people, he resolved to change. Now he works as a consultant, and while helping to investigate a rash of burglaries, he crosses paths with James. Police Officer James Levinson doesn't trust thieves, and that includes Mattias. James's father stole to support himself, and James knows firsthand how that can destroy lives-it inspired him to go into law enforcement. Mattias is no different, from what he can tell… at first. As they work together, Mattias and James realize there's something deeper between them than just the physical attraction neither can deny. Given time, they might even grow to trust each other-unless the case they're working on dredges up pasts both would rather forget.

A Carlisle Deputies Novel Undercover sheriff's deputy Evan Whittaker is close to infiltrating a vicious local gang. He just needs to find an opening. Instead, he finds Wes Douglas, a web designer who is raising his irresponsible brother's son. Wes agrees to help with a stakeout, but he pays the price when his home is destroyed in a shootout. Evan's always been a loner, but when he invites Wes into his home, living together feels right, and the two men only grow closer as they adapt to each other's lives and rhythms. A future as a family looks brighter by the day, but all of that could collapse when Wes's brother-and his connection to the drug dealers-crashes into the life they're carefully building.

A Carlisle Deputies Novel. When Deputy Nick Senaster chastises a bunch of college kids at a bar, he doesn't think anything of it, even if their leader is gorgeous. The guy is too young and way too cocky, and soon Nick has an emergency foster placement to focus on. His first job is ensuring ten-year-old Ethan knows someone cares for him. But Nick doesn't realize Ethan is a package deal. When Alexander finds out his abusive stepfather, Dieter, has lost custody of his half-brother, he's torn between relief and dread. Alexander can't get custody until he can provide a home for his tiny family. In the meantime, at least Ethan's foster father will let Alexander visit. So of course the man turns out to be the cute but dour cop who gave Alexander a hard time Soon Nick and Alexander discover they misjudged each other. Nick is more than an authoritarian automaton, and Alexander has a drive and a maturity that belie their first meeting. But between a campaign of intimidation from Dieter, their own insecurities, and the logistics of dating with Ethan's fragile sense of stability hanging in the balance, they have their work cut out for them if they want to build a future.