Benson First Responders

BIG CITY CRIME. SMALL TOWN HEROES.A dead man. EMT Freya Olson has lost her faith, but not her drive to save those who need her help. When the past that her family left behind after her mother's death shows up in Benson, Freya lands on the target list as well. But things aren't what they seem, and Freya's loyalty will be pushed to the limit.A disgraced cop hiding a dangerous secret. Police Detective Lucas Westbrook has served his whole career under the shadow of his mother's betrayal. Only his faith keeps him from crossing the line or becoming the cop everyone assumes he is. This time there's no escaping the connection between his deepest pain and the case on his desk.Caught in a tangled web between friend and foe, Lucas will protect Freya. For as long as it takes to close the case-and find out what could be between them.Each Benson First Responders book is a stand-alone Christian Romantic Suspense. USA Today and Publishers Weekly Bestselling Author Lisa Phillips is a British ex-pat who grew up an hour outside of London. It wasn't until her Bible College graduation that she figured out she was a writer (someone told her). Since then she's discovered a penchant for high-stakes stories of mayhem and disaster where you can find made-for-each-other love that always ends in happily ever after. Find out more at www.authorlisaphillips.com

BIG CITY CRIME. SMALL TOWN HEROESA missing woman.Cut loose from the CIA after a devastating injury, Ember Hendryx only wants one thing-to live long enough to find her missing sister. The clock is running down. She's got the skills to do this, but she'll need the one thing she can't do for herself if she's going to succeed. With no leads and little idea what her sister was into, this just might take everything she's got. And give her a future she can't even dream of.An EMT with a choice to make.Trey Banning got sidelined after he was stabbed a few weeks ago. Now he wants back on the ambulance so he can be who he is: a hero just like his dad. Except all his attempts to get his life on track again get him is social media attention he doesn't want. His reputation is under fire, and for the first time Trey realizes he needs to change the way he lives. Helping Ember has nothing to do with furthering his career, but this side gig with Vanguard could save a life.When the search for Ember's sister lands them in the middle of a deadly scheme, there's more than just one future on the line. Can they get to the bottom of it before it's too late?Each Benson First Responders book is a stand-alone Christian Romantic Suspense. USA Today and Publishers Weekly Bestselling Author Lisa Phillips is a British ex-pat who grew up an hour outside of London. It wasn't until her Bible College graduation that she figured out she was a writer (someone told her). Since then she's discovered a penchant for high-stakes stories of mayhem and disaster where you can find made-for-each-other love that always ends in happily ever after. Find out more at www.authorlisaphillips.com

BIG CITY CRIME. SMALL TOWN HEROESA crew of dangerous criminals.Vanguard CEO Clare Juarez wants a Benson PD contract for her company. When the police commissioner hands her the case file for a rash of local armed robberies, she puts her people to work…and lands right in the middle of a hostage situation. She needs to take care of her fallen friend's daughter, because safeguarding Selena is her chance to make amends for what happened during her time in the army. But solving this case might give her everything she wants, and repair her painful history.A SWAT team that's falling apart.Lieutenant Gage Deluca has no family, just SWAT. But the brotherhood is coming apart at the seams and he's got to hold it together. When they're ordered to work with Vanguard, Gage has to contend with the woman who left him years ago-taking a secret with her. Those days of teenage romance might be behind the years they've lived since, and the lives they've built. But can they chance opening the wound long enough to trust God to heal everything?Working together to identify this dangerous crew, Clare and Gage have to confront their past-and the love they never let go of. Love that might set them free.Each Benson First Responders book is a stand-alone Christian Romantic Suspense. USA Today and Publishers Weekly Bestselling Author Lisa Phillips is a British ex-pat who grew up an hour outside of London. It wasn't until her Bible College graduation that she figured out she was a writer (someone told her). Since then she's discovered a penchant for high-stakes stories of mayhem and disaster where you can find made-for-each-other love that always ends in happily ever after. Find out more at www.authorlisaphillips.com

BIG CITY CRIME. SMALL TOWN HEROESA boy with no name.Officer River Gaines walks in the footsteps of the cop who rescued him from the ocean and gave him a name-and a family to belong to. River and his K-9 partner, Kutter, work side-by-side finding people in Benson, but the fact he never remembered who he is has become a weight he never let go.A girl with no future.Search and Rescue handler Tessa Atkins is back from a dark FBI case she volunteered for in Arizona. Tessa and her dog Maverick live in Benson at the SAR training center during the warm Pacific Northwest months. But up in Washington she's got to contend with her family, and their expectations, while she figures out what's next.After Tessa is caught in a deadly bombing, and a series of crimes target both their families, the FBI believes a threat from Arizona is coming. River is ordered to ensure Tessa's safety and the safety of everyone at the Search and Rescue training center his father started after he quit the force.When the attacks keep coming, these two will have to fight together for the future God has for them. Or see it all swept away.Each Benson First Responders book is a stand-alone Christian Romantic Suspense. USA Today and Publishers Weekly Bestselling Author Lisa Phillips is a British ex-pat who grew up an hour outside of London. It wasn't until her Bible College graduation that she figured out she was a writer (someone told her). Since then she's discovered a penchant for high-stakes stories of mayhem and disaster where you can find made-for-each-other love that always ends in happily ever after. Find out more at www.authorlisaphillips.com

BIG CITY CRIME. SMALL TOWN HEROESA woman on the run.Roxie Helton crawled away bleeding from the wreck of her life. Now she's finally found a new start, the ghost of that tragedy won't leave her alone. She tried Search and Rescue, now she's trying the Cold Case Department and Vanguard. When she's assigned the case that killed a cop years ago, she gets more than she bargained for and it almost seems like her ex isn't quite as dead as everyone thinks. Can she trust the man she thought she had to give up?A cop fighting for family.SWAT Sergeant Liam O'Connell came home from the Marines and followed his father's footsteps into the Benson PD. As much as he might want to ignore it, the case that killed his father has never been left to rest. But if what he was told is true, solving it will ruin his father's legacy. Then again it could also save lives, take down a dangerous Russian family, and give him back the woman he lost.When their worlds collide, loved ones are caught up in the calamity. Everyone they care about is a target and Roxie and Liam must fight together to survive.Each Benson First Responders story is a stand-alone Christian romantic suspense. USA Today and Publishers Weekly Bestselling Author Lisa Phillips is a British ex-pat who grew up an hour outside of London. It wasn't until her Bible College graduation that she figured out she was a writer (someone told her). Since then she's discovered a penchant for high-stakes stories of mayhem and disaster where you can find made-for-each-other love that always ends in happily ever after. Find out more at www.authorlisaphillips.com

BIG CITY CRIME. SMALL TOWN HEROESA woman determined to save lives.Violet Anderson fights for survival every day, as an EMT and volunteering at a center for teens. But nothing will erase the fallout of hitting rock bottom. Determined to keep going, Lettie has to juggle her callings and pray nothing falls out of her grasp. When her personal and professional lives crash into each other, she lands in the middle of a police investigation. Her carefully constructed boundaries are about to fall. But facing the path God puts in front of her head on means she could gain everything she's ever wanted.A cop looking for a place to call home.Detective Blake Reed might be new to Intelligence, but he's spent years training for this. All his skills will be put to the test when he's given an assignment to sniff out drug deals at the Benson Teen Center. When he realizes who Lettie really is, the flimsy foundation of his career is shaken. Will the past come back to bite him and destroy the good he's been able to do?With a dangerous bomber on the loose, Violet and Blake have to figure out how to keep it all from burning down. This time the entire first responder community is on the line.Each Benson First Responders story is a stand-alone Christian romantic suspense. USA Today and Publishers Weekly Bestselling Author Lisa Phillips is a British ex-pat who grew up an hour outside of London. It wasn't until her Bible College graduation that she figured out she was a writer (someone told her). Since then she's discovered a penchant for high-stakes stories of mayhem and disaster where you can find made-for-each-other love that always ends in happily ever after. Find out more at www.authorlisaphillips.com

BIG CITY CRIME. SMALL TOWN HEROES.A second chance.Destiny Reed went to Africa hoping to make a difference, but when a dangerous group kidnapped her and another woman, her life took a dark turn. Recovery has her working as the executive assistant at Vanguard under the watchful eye of the team who rescued her. She might be willing to help the company that saved her, but if she lets go, the people she has at arms' length will discover her dark secret.A fight for the future.Detective Jasper Hollingsworth compartmentalizes his life out of necessity. After all, his personal life could tear apart the professional world he's built. He loves his job as a cop, but one wrong move will bring it all crashing down. While the police department hunts a deadly kingpin, Jasper grapples with his own history and his place in a world that bleeds blue.When he spots Destiny at a high society party, Jasper realizes things aren't what they seem. As the surface of who she is now peels back, what he finds is far beyond his expectations.And everything he's ever wanted.Each Benson First Responders story is a stand-alone Christian romantic suspense. USA Today and Publishers Weekly Bestselling Author Lisa Phillips is a British ex-pat who grew up an hour outside of London. It wasn't until her Bible College graduation that she figured out she was a writer (someone told her). Since then she's discovered a penchant for high-stakes stories of mayhem and disaster where you can find made-for-each-other love that always ends in happily ever after. Find out more at www.authorlisaphillips.com

BIG CITY CRIME. SMALL TOWN HEROES.A score to settle.Vanguard technical specialist Simon Olson has spent years working to make up for the mistakes he made. With his twin about to marry the love of his life, Simon has one last job to do, and he'll be able to let go enough to move on without the past hanging over his head. Too bad it means going to high school for the first time…as a teacher.A battle for truth.Officer Catalina Alvarez is the East Benson High school resource officer. Even with the legacy of police service in her blood, it still seems as if everyone expects her to prove herself. Cat has found her place walking the mean streets…uh, halls…of high school. Still, the death of her partner and conviction of the kid who confessed to shooting them both never quite fit. If she finds the real killer, she'll finally be able to let the past rest in peace.As Simon hunts for the server hosting the criminal technology he invented, his new boss at Vanguard discovers what he's doing and gives him an ultimatum. Cat is called to the scene of a missing teen girl, one of several abducted recently, allowing Vanguard and the police to join forces to fight a new threat-putting Cat and Simon in the middle when it all breaks open.Simon finally gets his shot at taking down the communication network. But will the price of victory be too high?Each Benson First Responders story is a stand-alone Christian romantic suspense. USA Today and Publishers Weekly Bestselling Author Lisa Phillips is a British ex-pat who grew up an hour outside of London. It wasn't until her Bible College graduation that she figured out she was a writer (someone told her). Since then she's discovered a penchant for high-stakes stories of mayhem and disaster where you can find made-for-each-other love that always ends in happily ever after. Find out more at www.authorlisaphillips.com

BIG CITY CRIME. SMALL TOWN HEROESAn epic finale.Detective Samantha Jesse is determined to hold on to what she has. Whenever she gets too happy, life corrects that mistake and takes the joy from her. Her new partner, Detective Romeo Alvarez, was there the day of the biggest correction, but despite his assertions, that doesn't mean they're forever connected. Unless her worst fears come true and he changes his ways because he fell in love at first sight with her sister, Bristol. As if Samantha needs that complication in her quiet life.A love rekindled.Fire Department Captain Julio Espinoza-Vasquez has never let go of the love of his life. Raised by deaf parents, he sees the world in ways no one else around him ever will. And he'll put it all on the line to protect his colleagues-the family that the department has given him. When a spate of suspicious fires and one death make it clear something is happening in Benson, Julio lands on an inter-department task force. Working with Samantha is his one shot at getting her back.As the hunt for the arsonist turns to targeted attacks, Julio puts it all on the line to save Samantha while she investigates these deadly crimes. Only together can they uncover the culprit.But not before Benson becomes an inferno.Each Benson First Responders book is a stand-alone Christian Romantic Suspense. USA Today and Publishers Weekly Bestselling Author Lisa Phillips is a British ex-pat who grew up an hour outside of London. It wasn't until her Bible College graduation that she figured out she was a writer (someone told her). Since then she's discovered a penchant for high-stakes stories of mayhem and disaster where you can find made-for-each-other love that always ends in happily ever after. Find out more at www.authorlisaphillips.com