CIA operative Devlin Paltier never thought returning to his small Wyoming hometown would be riskier than an undercover mission. But Devlin knows that revealing he's no ordinary cowboy could bring danger to everyone in his world. Including Deputy Elaine Paltier, his widowed sister-in-law and the off-limits woman he's never been able to forget. Before long, though, Devlin's dark secrets come back to haunt him...along with two killers hell-bent on revenge. Now protecting Elaine becomes the most crucial assignment of his career--and the only way to secure a possible shared future.

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Discover more action-packed stories in the Conard County: The Next Generation series. All books are stand-alone with uplifting endings but were published in the following order:

Book 1: A Soldier's Homecoming
Book 2: Protector of One
Book 3: The Unexpected Hero
Book 4: The Man from Nowhere
Book 5: Her Hero in Hiding
Book 6: A Soldier's Redemption
Book 7: No Ordinary Hero
Book 8: The Final Mission
Book 9: Just a Cowboy
Book 10: The Rescue Pilot
Book 11: Guardian in Disguise
Book 12: The Widow's Protector
Book 13: Rancher's Deadly Risk
Book 14: What She Saw
Book 15: Rocky Mountain Lawman
Book 16: Killer's Prey
Book 17: Deadly Hunter
Book 18: Snowstorm Confessions
Book 19: Thanksgiving Daddy
Book 20: Reuniting with the Rancher
Book 21: Undercover Hunter
Book 22: A Conard County Baby
Book 23: The Lawman Lassoes a Family
Book 24: Playing with Fire
Book 25: A Cowboy for Christmas
Book 26: Conard County Witness
Book 27: A Secret in Conard County
Book 28: An Unlikely Daddy
Book 29: Conard County Marine
Book 30: His Pregnant Courthouse Bride
Book 31: A Conard County Homecoming
Book 32: Cornered in Conard County
Book 33: A Conard County Courtship
Book 34: Conard County Revenge
Book 35: A Bachelor, a Boss and a Baby
Book 36: Conard County Watch
Book 37: Murdered in Conard County
Book 38: Stalked in Conard County
Book 39: Conard County Justice
Book 40: Conard County: Hard Proof
Book 41: Conard County: Traces of Murder
Book 42: Conard County: Christmas Bodyguard
Book 43: Conard County: Mistaken Identity
Book 44: Conard County: Christmas Crime Spree
Book 45: Hunted in Conard County
Book 46: Conard County Conspiracy
Book 47: Conard County Protector
Book 48: Conard County: K-9 Detectives
Book 49: Conard County: Code Adam
Book 50: Conard County: Killer in the Storm
Book 51: Conard County: Murderous Intent
Book 52: Conard County: Covert Avenger