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Protective Lawman by Janie Crouch

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Also by Janie Crouch:

Protective Warrior, August 2026
Mass Market Paperback / e-Book / audiobook
Calculated Risk, June 2026
e-Book
Protective Refuge, May 2026
Mass Market Paperback / e-Book
Protective Lawman, January 2026
Mass Market Paperback / e-Book
Deceit, November 2025
Hardcover / e-Book
Traitor, October 2025
e-Book
Protective Assignment, September 2025
Mass Market Paperback / e-Book
Hacker, August 2025
e-Book
Target, July 2025
e-Book (reprint)
Bodyguard, June 2025
e-Book
Last Resort, February 2025
e-Book
Two Steps Ahead, January 2025
e-Book
Edge of Danger, December 2024
e-Book
Critical Strike, November 2024
Mass Market Paperback / e-Book
Revenge, February 2024
e-Book
Stalked, February 2024
e-Book
Pursuit, February 2024
e-Book
Protect, February 2024
e-Book
Savior, February 2024
e-Book
Rescue, February 2024
e-Book
Covert, September 2020
e-Book
Special Forces Savior, December 2015
Paperback / e-Book
Infiltration, January 2015
Mass Market Paperback / e-Book
Primal Instinct, March 2014
Mass Market Paperback / e-Book

PROTECTIVE LAWMAN
By: Janie Crouch

Harlequin Intrigue
January 2026
On Sale: December 30, 2025
Featuring: Bailey Masters; Aaron Ward
224 pages
ISBN: 1335690379
EAN: 9781335690371
Kindle: B0F1G67G2B
Mass Market Paperback / e-Book
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Mystery Police Procedural | Science Fiction | Romance Suspense

Protecting her once cost him everything
Now danger has found her again


Deputy Bailey Masters doesn’t want her former mentor Aaron Ward’s help. But when she’s threatened by those she thought she could trust, the former-cop-turned-carpenter doesn’t hesitate to hide her. To offer sanctuary while she heals. Last time Bailey was in danger, Aaron did the unthinkable to her career. He vows this time will be different, even as their safety is under attack. Because only by winning her trust can they resolve their lingering feelings…and end the corruption they’ve uncovered before those at the top silence them both.

From Harlequin Intrigue: Seek thrills. Solve crimes. Justice served.