Janie Crouch & B.J. Daniels 
HEROES IN HOT PURSUIT SWORN EB 
Protector’s Instinct (Omega Sector: Under Siege) / Cardwell Christmas Crime Scene / Private Bodyguard

Guarding Their Future Former police detective Zane Wales won’t let history repeat itself. He couldn’t save the woman he loved from a brutal assault, so he left the force—and Caroline Gill’s life. But now a psychopath has her in his vengeful sights. And the only way Zane can keep the strong-willed paramedic safe is to stay close 24/7—even as their reignited desire burns out of control…· DJ Justice’s world had turned upside-down. She’d believed her convict father was her only living relative. Now Walter Justice, fearing for his daughter’s safety, urges her to seek out her cousins in Montana. He also enlists Beau Tanner to protect her. But DJ resents the bodyguard her dad foists on her, despite their fiery attraction….· Oliver Quinn »s latest assignment unexpectedly brings him back into Darling Smith »s life and he knows it »s going to be his most challenging case yet. Keeping her safe, even though she denies she needs his help, must come before exploring their lingering feelings. She may not have asked for his protection, but with the killer on her trail, she can »t afford not to have it…