The Man Behind the Badge — Dawn Stewardson

The prime suspect
Celeste Langley discovers to her shock that she's the NYPD's prime suspect in her brother's murder.

A cop she can count on
Detective Travis Quinn isn't convinced of her guilt. One thing he does know -- Celeste is a woman with a hold on his heart.

So when the top brass hears about Travis's "personal interest" in Celeste and yanks Detective Quinn off the case, Travis isn't going.

Not now. Not when someone wants Celeste dead, too -- and the only way to protect her is to stick as close to her as possible. Whatever it takes. Including hiding her in his apartment and making it all but impossible for him to resist her -- or for her to resist him....


----- reissued as Harlequin Heartwarming - The Shelter of His Arms