Grace Carver has by all accounts beaten the odds by the mere
action of surviving. The fact that she has grown to become a
caring and affectionate woman is a testament to her inner
strength. The town of Jacobsville Texas has kept a
collective eye on Grace since she was twelve years old and
her life was turned upside down by what she refers to as a
horrific accident. At twelve she was left orphaned to be
raise by a callous and cruel grandmother who was practically
all the family Grace had with the exception of her
Jacobsville family. She was resolved to live life as the
town spinster since there were too many obstacles to
overcome to have any meaningful relationship with a man. Her
grandmother did a pretty good job of demeaning her and was
quick to remind her that she wasn't pretty or smart. Besides
that she had a myriad of physical problems and secrets that
would prevent her from pursuing a normal life. FBI agent
Garon Grier moves to town hoping to mend fences with Cash
his estranged brother. He comes with his own baggage and
secrets and definitely not looking for any relationships.
He knows his resolve to remain uninvolved with the locals is
going to be tested when he realizes that his next door
neighbor, Grace is in desperate trouble with an aging and
gravely ill grandmother, a decrepit malfunctioning
automobile and no money to speak of. The amazing part of it
all is that although he is sure that he wants no
relationship he is curiously attracted to this bedraggled
mess of a woman. Garon is part of an investigative unit
delving into the search for a serial killer preying on young
girls. The more they learn the more they are convinced that
this monster has been around for several years and
investigators are just now putting various cases together to
find the missing links. And the more he searches the closer
to home the case gets.
Diana Palmer has once again written a well thought out,
riveting story surrounding the townspeople of Jacobsville.
The reader gets reacquainted with several favorite
characters from previous books. Palmer blends small town
life with serious crimes befitting ever larger cities and
makes you realize there's no escaping from life's trials.
The main characters of LAWMAN have their share of life's
scars and the story evolves around how each of them handled
these scars. Some hide behind a self imposed wall, others
search out alternative receptacles for love and still others
strike out using a veil of revenge. It all comes down to
managing pain and loss. Diana Palmer does an excellent job
reminding us that how we manage is what separates humans
from animals.
When San Antonio FBI agent Garon Grier buys a ranch in
Jacobsville, Texas, the strong, silent loner is hoping to
mend some broken family fences. He's not looking for love.
Grace Carver grew up in this quiet Texas town, but because
of her troubled youth, she's never married—hadn't even
thought about it…until Garon.
These unlikely allies are brought together by the most
difficult case of Garon's career: hunting an escaped child
predator whose former victims are all dead. All except one.
Now a desperate lawman and the woman who is the lone
survivor of a madman's twisted rampage have one chance to
put the past to rest.…
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