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21) Just one kiss
Author
Series
Language
English
Formats
Description
He won't hesitate to put his life on the line ... but will he ever risk his heart? Falling for Justice Garrett was a high point in Patience McGraw's otherwise awkward adolescence. Even after he disappeared, Patience never forgot the boy who captured her heart. Now, he's back in Fool's Gold, California, and her passion for him is as strong as ever. But how can she trust that he won't abandon her again -- and her daughter, too? When bodyguard Justice...
22) The safe house
Author
Series
Black market (Kiki Swinson) volume 2
Pub. Date
2019.
Language
English
Formats
Description
"It was supposed to be easy money. A few exchanges for cash, one big payoff, and then life would be better than ever with bills all paid and money in her pocket. But the plan fell apart and now she's made an enemy. He's a drug cartel leader out to destroy any competition--and get payback by any means necessary . . ."--
It was supposed to be easy money. A few exchanges for cash, one big payoff, and then life would be better than ever with bills all...
23) Avenging Alexis
Author
Publisher
Urban Renaissance
Pub. Date
2014.
Language
English
Description
Assigned to guard Alex in witness protection, divorcee John Chase gets involved with her, leading his ex-wife to to want him back, a situation complicated by drug lord Xavier Rivera's pursuit of the hidden Alex.
25) Mandarin gate
Author
Series
Shan Tao Yun mysteries volume 7
Publisher
Minotaur Books
Pub. Date
2012
Language
English
Description
Stumbling across a murder scene on the grounds of an old Buddhist temple, Shan uncovers links to a police cover-up and activities at a new internment camp for Tibetan dissidents and is challenged to protect a key witness and navigate a precarious investigation on both sides of the law.
26) Finding Mercy
Author
Series
Publisher
Harlequin
Pub. Date
2012
Language
English
Description
Quiet, cautious Ella Lantz has spent her entire life in the close-knit Amish community of the Home Valley. Tending her lavender fields, she finds calm and serenity in purple blooms, heavenly scents and a simple life. But the sudden arrival of a stranger visitor to her parents' home heralds a host of new complications.
Author
Series
Bower boys volume 1
Publisher
Montlake
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
Description
Ten years after being forced into witness protection because of his father's crimes, a man devises a creative way to win back his high school sweetheart when a change in fortune gives them a second chance.
Author
Series
Barefoot Bay novels volume 4
Publisher
Forever
Pub. Date
2013.
Language
English
Description
Tessa Galloway, the gardener at Barefoot Bay's new resort, begins an complicated romance with John Brown, who is in the witness protection program and needs a job and a wife in order to be reunited with his twin toddlers.
29) Shadowlands
Author
Series
Shadowlands (Kate Brian) volume 1
Publisher
Hyperion
Pub. Date
c2013
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 4.7 - AR Pts: 10
Language
English
Description
"Rory, a girl in witness protection, thinks the serial killer she turned in has found her and is killing people around her. But as she investigates, she discovers a dark, disturbing truth about her new hometown"--
Author
Series
Publisher
Avon Books, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Description
When the woman he loved and lost needs a place after witnessing a murder, Max Wilde, determined to keep her safe on his ranch, tries to maintain his distance, but the more time they spend together, the lies and half-truths that once drove them apart bring them back together.
31) No place to hide
Author
Publisher
Made for Success Publishing
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
Description
Against hope, Smythe Windwalker Daniels's anonymity is compromised and a creditable threat has been made against her life. As the threats ratchet up, she feels she has no place to hide. The danger impacts not only her life but the lives of those around her. She reluctantly accepts the FBI's protection, hoping to testify and bring a promise of justice to a community.
32) High-risk rescue
Author
Series
Publisher
Love Inspired
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
Description
In the shadow of Mt. Rainier her life hangs in the balance. Surviving a shoot-out is not how Hannah Kahn planned to start her new job. But when her boss is killed, the shooters think she knows something and make her their next mark. She'll have to rely on Ayden Honor -- her boss's bodyguard and her ex -- to outrun the mysterious mercenaries now intent on chasing her. And the secret she's kept from him must finally come to light.
33) Long time lost
Author
Publisher
Minotaur Books
Pub. Date
2017.
Language
English
Description
"Nick Miller and his team provide a unique and highly illegal service, relocating at-risk individuals across Europe with new identities and lives. Nick excels at what he does for a reason: he himself has spent years living in the shadows under an assumed name. But when Nick steps in to prevent the attempted murder of Kate Sutherland, a witness in hiding on the Isle of Man, he triggers a chain of events with devastating consequences for everyone he...
34) The other sister
Author
Series
Agent John Adderley novels volume 2
Publisher
The Overlook Press
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Description
Alicia Bjelke is the coding genius behind the successful dating app she started with her sister Stella. Because her face is disfigured, Alicia has always stayed in the background while beautiful Stella is the public face of the company. When Stella is murdered, the case is assigned to John Adderley, who discovers the sisters had a difficult relationship and the murder may be part of a larger crime.
Author
Series
Agent John Adderley novels volume 1
Publisher
Overlook Press, an imprint of Abrams
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
"After surviving a brutal attack and with a price on his head, undercover FBI Agent John Adderley investigates a high-profile cold case involving a young heiress. He is determined to solve this case while hiding-out and until he can testify against the drug cartel he infiltrated back in the States."--
38) Cold aim
Author
Series
Line of duty novels volume 3
Publisher
Tyndale House Publishers, Inc
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
Description
Police Chief Tess O'Rourke's small town is still reeling from a devastating fire when the FBI asks for help: Could she shelter a witness in a high-profile human trafficking case? Initially reluctant to put the townspeople of Rogue's Hollow at risk, Tess is swayed after she sees Pastor Oliver Macpherson's genuine conviction to rescue those in need, a trait in him she's coming to love more each day. But someone is taking aim at those Tess is sworn to...
39) The second wife
Author
Publisher
Pam Dorman Books/Viking
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
Description
"When Alex met Natalie she changed his life. After the tragic death of his first wife, which left him a single parent to teenage daughter Jade, he was desperate to leave the pain of his past behind. But his newfound happiness is shattered when the family home is gutted by fire and his loyalties are unexpectedly tested. Jade insists she saw a man in the house on the night of the fire; Natalie denies any knowledge of such an intruder. One of them must...
Author
Series
Publisher
Harlequin Enterprises ULC
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
Description
"The wrong place, the wrong time... the right man to protect her. After Grace Clark accidentally witnesses a brutal murder, she tumbles headlong into a world of motorcycle gangs, cults and a young girl's secrets. Dogged chief deputy sheriff Holden Powell's determined to help discover what's wreaking havoc on their idyllic western town this Christmas. The rancher-turned-lawman has something to prove, and he won't let anything happen to Grace -- not...
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