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K-9 National Park Defenders

Pacific Northwest K-9 Unit Novella

Peril at Christmas awaits… in these gripping Pacific Northwest K-9 Unit novellas

A Christmas skiing retreat turns treacherous when Pacific Northwest K-9 Unit officer Veronica Eastwood’s sister is kidnapped—and only rival officer Parker Walsh can help her in Katy Lee’s Yuletide Ransom. And in Sharee Stover’s explosive Holiday Rescue Countdown, K-9 officers Dylan Jeong and Brandie Weller must race against the clock when they face a Christmas parade bomb threat…and a killer from Dylan’s past.

Seeking Justice

Book 3 in Heartland Fugitive Task Force Series

An agent and her K-9 partner risk their lives in the ultimate mission

With her partner gravely injured in the line of duty, FBI agent Tiandra Daugherty has one shot to complete her mission. She’ll have to convince her partner’s twin brother, Officer Elijah Kenyon, to take his place undercover in a deadly drug ring. Together they must find justice for his brother and dismantle the gang. But the target is now on them, and the mission could prove fatal.

Coming May 2024

Her Duty Bound Defender

Miniseries: Mountain Country K-9 Unit (Book #2)

Threatened and falsely accused…

She’ll need this K-9’s protection.

Only seconds after widowed mother-to-be Naomi Carr-Cavanaugh is rescued from two masked gunmen, she’s accused of multiple murders. Detective Bennett Ford believes he’s finally apprehended the Rocky Mountain Killer—until Naomi is attacked again. Now she must rely on Bennett and his K-9 partner for protection. But with threats closing in, she’ll have to prove her innocence first in order to stay alive…

New Release

Fatal Artifacts

Part of Annie’s Fiction and “Hearts in Peril”

When Hillary Filmore is hired to clean a reclusive art collector’s mansion following his murder, she arrives anticipating just another day at work. As the owner of a successful crime scene cleanup company, Hillary finds solace in helping others restore property after tragic events. But as she conducts her evaluation, she quickly discovers that she is not the only one inside the stately home. When a mysterious stranger attacks—demanding to know if she has unearthed a rare, valuable artifact—Hillary is thrust into a dangerous hunt for the missing relic. With her life and career on the line, an old friend emerges to help her solve the mystery, and Hillary has no choice but to accept his assistance. Even if it means dredging up a past she’d rather leave behind.

 

Responding to a call at a mansion outside the small town of Crow’s Landing, Nebraska, Detective Ryan Tulley and his K-9 partner, Codis, arrive to hear a crash and a woman’s scream. Ryan is shocked when his ex-girlfriend, Hillary, rushes into his arms for safety. Hillary is grateful for Ryan’s aid—at least until she recognizes him. Her reaction immediately confirms that no amount of time can heal the resentment she carries, still believing that Ryan thwarted her chance to pursue the career of her dreams. Forced to work together despite their turbulent past, Ryan and Hillary set out to determine who attacked her, and what the reckless criminal is after. As the art collector’s murder investigation unfolds, it becomes clear someone is out to hurt Hillary and those she loves, though neither yet understands why.

Coming October 2024

Guarded by the Marshal

Tracking a fugitive…

and shielding an infant.

When police chief Dani Fontaine gets an emergency call, she never expects to be ambushed by gunfire—or to find her friend’s abandoned baby. Now Dani must keep the child safe, while evading assailants and investigating a leak in her department. And that means working with Deputy US Marshal Beckham
Walsh, the man who almost destroyed her career. Protecting a child while searching for stolen weapons becomes more perilous at every turn. And with a target on their backs and multiple suspects, it could be their deadliest mission yet…

Framing the Marshal

Book 1 in Heartland Fugitive Task Force Series

Proving his innocence may cost him his life…

After a brutal attack, US marshal Riker Kastell regains consciousness only to find a murdered gang member in his mudroom. Even worse, Eliana Daines—his ex-sweetheart—has a DNA program that pinpoints him as the murderer. And Eliana’s technology has them both targeted by criminals. Now he and his K-9 must protect Eliana…and find the killer who looks just like Riker before they become the next victims.

Defending the Witness

Book 2 in Heartland Fugitive Task Force Series

To catch a killer…

She must trust her protectors.

After witnessing a murder at the hands of a notorious gang leader, Ayla DuPree is a marked woman sent straight to witness protection. But when her handler is killed and her safety compromised, she has no choice but to run—forcing US Marshal Chance Tavalla and his K-9 to chase her. Can Chance keep Ayla alive long enough to find safety and justice?

Tracking Concealed Evidence

Unearthing clues in a murder could be the last thing they do…

To salvage his reputation, former forensic entomologist Jamie Dyer and his cadaver dog search for clues in a dismissed homicide—and find the victim’s sister, Detective Shaylee Adler, buried alive. Convinced her senator brother-in-law is behind the attack on her and her sister’s disappearance, Shaylee needs Jamie’s expertise. But can they uncover a deadly conspiracy before the killer buries the case—and them—for good?

TRACKING THE TRUTH – 2 Thrilling Stories

Cold Case Trail by Sharee Stover

Temporarily working in the cold case division was supposed to mean less danger for state trooper Trey Jackson and his injured K-9 partner, Magnum—until they thwart an abduction. Now he must protect profiler Justine Stark, even as she blames him for her friend’s death ten years ago. Can he right past wrongs by finally solving the murder…and making sure Justine lives to find closure?

Alaskan Showdown by Sarah Varland

After finding the body of a missing hiker in her small Alaska town, search-and-rescue dog handler Adriana Steele becomes the target of a serial killer thought to have been inactive for decades. Now Adriana’s determined to help Officer Levi Wicks catch the murderer. But with the cold case heating up, the jaded officer is all that stands between her and death.

GRAVE CHRISTMAS SECRETS

Discovering buried evidence makes her a target.

At a prehistoric site, forensic anthropologist Taya McGill uncovers a recently buried body days before Christmas—and finds herself in a killer’s sights. Now on the run with undercover ATF agent Keegan Stryker, she must rely on him to guard her as they figure out why someone would kill to keep this murder unsolved. But can they unearth the truth before someone silences them both for good?

UNTRACEABLE EVIDENCE

Someone’s after a deadly weapon…

and only she can stop them.

It’s undercover ATF agent Randee Jareau’s job to make sure the government’s 3-D printed “ghost gun” doesn’t fall into the wrong hands. So when someone goes after scientist Ace Steele, she must protect him…before she loses the undetectable weapon and its creator. But with a mole inside Ace’s company and everyone a suspect, this assignment could become Randee’s last.

SILENT NIGHT SUSPECT

Suspected of a crime she knows she didn’t commit…

All she wants for Christmas is to remember.

Blood on her blouse. A gun in her hand. A cartel leader’s dead body in front of her. Widow Asia Stratton can’t remember what happened—just that she’s been framed. The only way to prove her innocence is to work with her ex-sweetheart, Nebraska state trooper Slade Jackson. But can they clear her name before this Christmas turns even deadlier?

SECRET PAST

Her life is a lie

She’s not who she thinks she is

With gunmen at her doorstep, Katie Tribani learns her true identity. She’s been in witness protection since childhood, and now her crime-lord father has found her. As bullets fly, US marshal Daniel Knight whisks her to safety—but not for long. Captured and held prisoner, only Katie can unearth her secret past…if she can survive long enough.