He refuses to bow to the wealthy and powerful.
She’s hiding that she’s one of them.
Patrick Tanner came home to Crystal Springs to live by one rule: the law applies to everyone.
After years as a Chicago detective, he’s done with entitlement and the quiet corruption that follows unchecked power. As sheriff, he values fairness, loyalty, and truth.
Then he stops for a stranded woman on a country road—and nothing feels simple anymore.
Camille Whitman came to Crystal Springs to start over.
After leaving behind a punishing legal career and years of self-doubt, she wants a different life, one defined by purpose, not income. She carefully plans an art gallery, choosing modest renovations and thoughtful investments. Not because she has to, but because she wants something meaningful to her.
Their connection is immediate and built on an omission Patrick never saw coming.
But when a shocking inheritance forces Patrick to take over a high-end security company and moves deeper into a world of influence and power, he uncovers the truth about Camille.
She isn’t living modestly out of necessity.
She’s quietly wealthy and part of the elite Patrick has learned never to trust.
Camille has never asked for favors or bent the rules.
But her silence feels like a test Patrick didn’t know he was taking.
In a town where character matters more than money, can Patrick choose the woman he loves over the beliefs that shaped him. Or will the truth cost them a future neither expected?
A clean, emotional small-town romance about trust, class differences, and choosing love when it matters most.
Shielded by Love is the third book in the Coming Home series. If you like strong characters, small town family dynamics, and couples from different backgrounds, then you'll adore this romance set in the Rocky Mountains.
Genre: Romance
She’s hiding that she’s one of them.
Patrick Tanner came home to Crystal Springs to live by one rule: the law applies to everyone.
After years as a Chicago detective, he’s done with entitlement and the quiet corruption that follows unchecked power. As sheriff, he values fairness, loyalty, and truth.
Then he stops for a stranded woman on a country road—and nothing feels simple anymore.
Camille Whitman came to Crystal Springs to start over.
After leaving behind a punishing legal career and years of self-doubt, she wants a different life, one defined by purpose, not income. She carefully plans an art gallery, choosing modest renovations and thoughtful investments. Not because she has to, but because she wants something meaningful to her.
Their connection is immediate and built on an omission Patrick never saw coming.
But when a shocking inheritance forces Patrick to take over a high-end security company and moves deeper into a world of influence and power, he uncovers the truth about Camille.
She isn’t living modestly out of necessity.
She’s quietly wealthy and part of the elite Patrick has learned never to trust.
Camille has never asked for favors or bent the rules.
But her silence feels like a test Patrick didn’t know he was taking.
In a town where character matters more than money, can Patrick choose the woman he loves over the beliefs that shaped him. Or will the truth cost them a future neither expected?
A clean, emotional small-town romance about trust, class differences, and choosing love when it matters most.
Shielded by Love is the third book in the Coming Home series. If you like strong characters, small town family dynamics, and couples from different backgrounds, then you'll adore this romance set in the Rocky Mountains.
Genre: Romance
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