Sabrina Mayfield is a social worker, and on receiving a
panicked call from one of the teenage kids she monitors,
she rushes unwisely off to see if he's in trouble. Deputy
Clay Starke arrives to help her at the manky trailer
location, and sees signs of a meth lab - a deadly risk in
more ways than one for kids left in the trailer.
THE LAWMAN RETURNS from taking exams in Nashville to the
less than glamorous job of deputy in Wrangler's Corner,
Tennessee. A deputy has been killed on the job in recent
weeks, and this trailer might provide the information
needed to solve that crime. After some tense encounters,
Sabrina is in charge of two small children. She decides to
foster them temporarily with an approved couple who happen
to be Clay's relatives. Unfortunately a feud in the
previous generation has left bitterness and while the
children are accepted, Sabrina is met with hostility. Clay
tries to support her, as the feud is none of her doing, but
he can't erase the resentment. As the two of them continue
to work the case, they begin to suspect that someone is
trying to silence Sabrina.
The tension mounts and a reader will find plenty of
suspense with not too much actual violence until later on.
Maybe it's the rural area, but every person we meet seems
to be waving a rifle. I very much got the picture that the
small town gossip continued to make life difficult for
families and made it harder for people to become
reconciled. Family issues are a large part of this story.
While this is an inspirational suspense story I still found
it unlikely that a social worker would have passed the time
with a police officer by swapping books on theology.
I also was uneasy with the tradition of holding a large
barbecue party before Christmas, when snow was possible, on
the edge of town.
While Lynette Eason's THE LAWMAN RETURNS is not a Christmas
story, there is plenty of snowfall in the backwoods, posing
a survival challenge, and the warmth of tenderness melts
through often as a friendship strengthens to love. Anyone
wanting to put their feet up over Christmas and enjoy a
good action story could appreciate the adventures that
occur when THE LAWMAN RETURNS.
Deputy Clay Starke has come home to Wrangler's Corner for
one reason only: to solve his brother's murder. Denied the
official resources that will help him unravel the case, Clay
is forced to rely on his wits—and on the help of beautiful
social worker Sabrina Mayfield. But Sabrina's willingness to
assist him soon draws her into the troubles of Clay's past.
Now both Clay and Sabrina have targets on their backs, and
Clay is at risk of losing not only his heart, but also his
life. Will finding his brother's killer cost him the woman
he has come to love?
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