Guardians of Justice

U.S. Marshal Jake Taylor loathes guarding federal judge Liz Michaels. How can he protect the coldhearted workaholic who drove her late husband, Jake's best friend, to suicide? But as he gets to know Liz better, his heart-and her life-are soon in danger.

RITA Award winner Irene Hannon has also garnered the HOLT Medallion and the Daphne du Maurier Award for her gripping fiction. Brimming with nail-biting suspense and heart-melting romance, Deadly Pursuit is storytelling at its best. When the harassing phone calls and bizarre "gifts" targeting Alison take a violent turn, her detective brother and his sidekick Mitch come to her aid. And as her relentless stalker turns up the heat, she and Mitch find themselves drawn to each other.

The police say her father's death was suicide. Kelly Warren says it was murder - and she has new evidence to prove it. Detective Cole Taylor doesn't put much credence in her claim, and nothing in his case review suggests foul play. But when he digs deeper and discovers startling information linking her to a long-buried secret, the danger escalates. Is history repeating itself? And who wants Kelly silenced?