Riverbend K-9s

When materials engineer Zoey Butler lands her dream job at Future State Energy, she believes her research in renewable energy will make headlines. Unfortunately for her, she's right. Zoey is working on her latest experiment when FBI Special Agent Alexis Thompson and her K-9 partner, Waffle, raid Future State and arrest the head of the development for fraud. Zoey helps the FBI find answers in the aftermath, but she soon finds herself jobless and unemployable. Desperate and out of options, she reaches out to Alexis, the one person who knows Zoey was duped like everyone else. Liam Graham is an FBI special agent and instructor at Riverbend K-9 Academy. When Alexis brings in a new recruit with an unusual background, Liam pairs her up with Tasha, a dog in need of a handler to stay in their competitive program. Zoey is thrilled to put her past behind her and give the mischievous rescue dog her own second chance. However, shortly after she arrives, the FBI realizes the Future State case is far from closed. And Zoey may be the key to solving it. Zoey offers to go back to Future State to help the FBI end things once and for all. Only this time, she'll have Liam and Tasha for backup. But the problems at Future State are more explosive than any of them suspect.

Professor Brady Francis practically grew up in Riverbend, Indiana. When he receives a job offer from Indiana Polytechnic that will help him turn his research in ocean cleanup technology into reality, the decision to move to Riverbend is easy. He soon settles into an open apartment above his aunt Marlene's coffee shop and discovers that his aunt's other tenant is an old friend from college. They quickly pick up their friendship where they left off, with her clever FBI K-9 tagging along. FBI Special Agent MJ Reid is an instructor at the Riverbend K-9 Academy. She's come a long way from being nose-deep in chemistry textbooks to landing her dream job training FBI K-9s. Her success has always relied on her clear rules and careful detachment from the people impacted by her work. And of course, on her ever-reliable partner, Bear, a border collie/Lab mix with a well-trained nose. When Bear detects traces of a toxin near Brady's apartment, MJ soon realizes that the company funding Brady's research has their own secrets to hide. And they'll have to team up to stop them before it's too late. Pawing the Line is Book 4 in the Riverbend K-9 Series. All books in the Riverbend K-9 Series may be enjoyed as standalone novels or as a series.

Wildlife veterinarian Dr. Veronica Perry travels the world to help animals in need. When Riverbend Animal Conservation Center offers her a chance to lead their veterinary team while helping repopulate endangered species in her own backyard, Veronica can't turn it down. It doesn't hurt that living in Riverbend, Indiana, will also give her the chance to help train Luna, a foster puppy for Riverbend K-9 Academy's wildlife detection program. Kai Torres is the head zookeeper at RACC. When his longtime friend, Veronica, joins their team, they work together to help restore RACC's new land conservancy, just a few miles away from Riverbend. Restoring the abandoned land will be well worth it both for native species and for Riverbend itself, especially after they discover that two Riverbend citizens have been attacked nearby. However, after Veronica and Kai believe RACC's land is finally safe, Luna starts finding scents where they don't expect them. Too late, they realize that the person responsible for the attacks is using RACC's land conservancy as cover for a more nefarious crime. And they'll do whatever it takes to make sure Veronica and Kai don't discover the truth. A Whisker of Suspicion is Book 3 in the Riverbend K-9 Series. All books in the Riverbend K-9 Series may be enjoyed as standalone novels or as a series.

Dr. Sophie Armstrong just got her first big win after a year of setbacks. An ecologist at Riverbend's Indiana Polytechnic, she lands a partnership with Wilderness Watch, a leader in remote surveillance, to commercialize remote wildlife cameras. Everything is on the line-her career, her department's financial future, and her reputation. This is Sophie's last chance to prove she isn't anything like her wildlife-smuggling, law-breaking family members who were very publicly arrested in Riverbend. Special Agent Blake Evans and his K-9 partner, Ranger, are ready to settle down. They've spent the past several years investigating arson to prevent wildfires, and life on the road isn't all it's cracked up to be. When a job offer comes from Riverbend K-9 Academy, Blake jumps at the opportunity to train other agents and finally put down some roots in the small Indiana town. When Sophie finds a gun repair kit as she's setting cameras in the woods, she doesn't think much of it…until she gets back to Riverbend and her cameras malfunction. Amidst injuries, fires, and unexplained data deletions, she's in over her head. As much as she would rather avoid the FBI, she soon realizes that Blake and his playful Labrador retriever are exactly what she needs. With no time to spare, Sophie, Blake, and Ranger must team up to protect the people and wilderness they love. Burying the Evidence is Book 5 in the Riverbend K-9 Series. All books in the Riverbend K-9 Series may be enjoyed as standalone novels or as a series.