Conard County: Covert Avenger

Book excerpt: His return has stirred up more trouble than he ever imagined… 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. From Harlequin Intrigue: Seek thrills. Solve crimes. Justice served. 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