Shield of Refuge

by Carol Steward

Published 1 November 2008

No on saw the kidnapping-but her. Except...there's no evidence the crime ever happened.

Officer Garrett Matthews is assigned to keep the "eyewitness," Amber Scott, out of trouble. Like his colleagues, he doesn't believe her claim. Yet when he notices a mysterious car tailing the beautiful party planner, he starts to suspect Amber's story is true.

Soon Garrett finds himself getting dangerously close to the sweet lady who was in the wrong place at the wrong time. And protecting her becomes more than just a job-it's now a matter of life and death.


Badge of Honor

by Carol Steward

Published 1 September 2008

Why is experienced FBI agent Sarah Roberts starting over as a small-town beat cop?

She has to be working undercover. Stuck with the job of training her, police officer Nick Matthews knows exactly who Sarah is spying on: him. If he ever wants to live down his past, he'll train her well, but won't say one word beyond the manual.

Yet it is Sarah's past that comes crashing down on them. And trusting his new partner becomes a matter of life and death-and love.


Guardian of Justice

by Carol Steward

Published 1 January 2008

Tiny Antelope Springs, Colorado, had provided a place for police officer Dallas Brooks to forget about the big-city trauma that had almost destroyed him three years ago.

Now drug dealers threatened to take over his small town, targeting the schools and ripping apart families. Suddenly Dallas was back in the fray. He vowed to just do his job, not get emotionally involved.

But beautiful social worker Kira Matthews was right beside him, putting her heart on the line, asking him to care about people again-asking him to care about her. Pretending he didn't was his toughest fight yet.


In His Sights

by Carol Steward

Published 1 April 2008

All eyes were on Dee Owens-including a killer's.

The publicist's job was to assure the Magnolia College community that the campus was safe...despite two murders. But someone was watching Dee too closely, following her, making anonymous phone calls in a voice that sounded eerily familiar.

And every time she turned around, there was her boss, handsome Brazilian Edgar Ortiz. He insisted on protecting her. And now it wasn't just fear sending those chills racing up her spine....