A full year after Brafford Reid was wrongfully accused and exonerated of the murder of his ex-wife and son, it’s time for the former police detective to finally move past his grief. Beautiful, caring Emily might be the one to help him do just that, but Reid finds it’s hard to trust again…
U.S. Marshal Jake Taylor has seen plenty of action during his years in law enforcement. But he’d rather go back to Iraq than face his next assignment: protection detail for federal judge Liz Michaels. His feelings toward Liz haven’t warmed in the five years since she lost her husband – and Jake’s best friend – to possible suicide. How can Jake be expected to care for the coldhearted workaholic who drove his friend to despair?
Leaving behind her bitter past, Felicia Kristoffersen seeks to make a brighter future for herself as a teacher in Frenchman’s Bluff, Idaho. But in this tiny high desert town, she can’t afford to fail. And not everyone is happy she’s here to begin with…
