I’ve always enjoyed thinking about tough, seasoned lawmen turning as smooshy as a marshmallow when love grabs onto their hearts.
I featured three of those marshmallow-y men in my newest release – Lawmen and Love.
Three tough lawmen aren’t prepared for the moment when love arrives and turns their worlds upside down.
This boxed set contains three full-length sweet and wholesome romances full of heart, humor, and hope featuring courageous women and brave men who uphold the law.
Corsets and Cuffs – He never knew trouble had such a pretty face. She never knew the law could be so handsome and hardheaded.
Pampered and privileged, Brianna Dumont escapes the life she’s always known in an effort to clear her father’s good name. She arrives in Baker City, Oregon, intent on selling her father’s shares in a mine. Only the mine is a bust, her father’s partner is a crusty ol’ coot who hates women, and the sheriff in town is determined to keep her behind bars.
With good friends around him, a small ranch of his own, and a fulfilling job as sheriff, Tully Barrett loves his life. Then an exasperating woman shows up, making demands and driving him crazy. No matter how hard he tries to ignore her brains and beauty, she works her way under his skin.
When trouble follows her to Baker City, will Tully be able to protect her, along with his heart?
Caterina – She’s hiding her past. He’s determined to reveal the truth.
On the run from the Italian mafia, feisty Caterina Campanelli escapes New York City with the help of her brother and travels across the country. She ends up in the small, rugged town of Pendleton, Oregon, where she makes new friends and focuses on building her future as a chef. Completely unprepared for the passionate feelings inspired by the handsome deputy in town, the last thing she needs is for a man of the law, especially one so relentless and exasperating, to dig around in her past.
Dedicated to his work as a deputy, Kade Rawlings takes pride in his community and his job protecting it. Determined to remain single and unfettered, he finds himself unable to stay away from the Italian spitfire who rolls into town keeping secrets and making the best food he’s ever eaten. Using his charm, wit, and brawn, he may just get more than he bargained for when he sets out to win her trust and her heart.
Will Kade be able to keep Caterina safe when her past catches up to her?
Distracting the Deputy – He’s sworn to uphold the law. Her life is riddled with closely guarded secrets. When the past catches up to her, will she rush to him or run away?
When he’s not evading grabby-handed octogenarians, mentoring troubled teens, or rescuing rascally youngsters from disaster, Deputy Knox Strickland can be found upholding the law in the eastern Oregon region he patrols. He avoids making plans for tomorrow, focusing instead on doing his best today. Then one chance encounter with a beautiful woman in a wheat field turns his world upside down. Knox is left questioning what secrets she’s hiding, and how hard he’ll have to work to scale the fortress she’s built around her heart.
Zadie Redmond isn’t like most women. A life spent looking over her shoulder has destroyed the promising future she’d once envisioned. Her days are spent leading hunting and fishing adventures or teaching tiny ballerinas the proper way to plié. She fills her evenings with do-it-yourself projects while worrying about the day her past catches up with her. In an unexpected moment, the local deputy swoops into her world like a storybook hero and she knows nothing will ever be the same. Zadie will do anything to keep Knox safe from the danger lurking in the shadows, even if it destroys her chance at love.
Will Knox convince Zadie she can trust him with her secrets and her heart?
What is your favorite type of hero to read about?
After spending her formative years on a farm in Eastern Oregon, hopeless romantic Shanna Hatfield turns her rural experiences into sweet historical and contemporary romances filled with sarcasm, humor, and hunky western heroes.
When this USA Today bestselling author isn’t writing or covertly hiding decadent chocolate from the other occupants of her home, Shanna hangs out with her beloved husband, Captain Cavedweller.
I prefer a strong male with a kind heart, loyal, trustworthy, law-abiding, protective, family-oriented, etc…
My kind of hero! Thanks for stopping by today, Denise!
An everyday or even more prominent person who is ethical and moral plus has a meaningful (not shallow) lifestyle.
Love what you shared, Catherine. Living a meaningful life is so important.
Love a good cowboy hero! They have an unwritten code that they live by. The Cowboy Way!
The do have an amazing unwritten code. Thank you for popping in today, Ann!
Love to read COWBOYS!!
Me, too! Thanks, Teresa!
Lawmen , cattlemen, all can fall hard for the right lady. They often high their hearts due to past hurts.
I enjoy reading about any of them
They do fall hard, and it’s fun reading about their journey! Thanks for stopping in today, Deb!
Hey Shanna! I love the strong silent grumpy man! LOL a little bit to get the heroine out of sorts! It usually brings on a few laughs! I enjoy your books Shanna! Best wishes always!
Oh, thank you, Tracy! The grumpy quiet guy is always fun to write about!
I like the assumedly touch lawman, but underneath his heart is as warm as a litter of puppies. That is my depiction of a real man.
So sweet, Judy! Thank you for sharing that!
My hero would be a cowboy. A cowboy with integrity in law enforcement or just doing what is right.
Love that, Karijean! Thank you!
I like both strong hero’s and those that are still getting there. I love that they are either strong Christians or on their way with some help. Mostly I guess it all depends on the authors that I love and those that I have yet to meet.. Thanks for coming today and for sharing.
Thank you so much, Lori, and thank you for what you shared!
I like a strong determined hero but ahs the marshmallow side.
They need that marshmallow center! Thank you, Debra!
OH, these sound good!!! My favorite hero has a heart for God, is faithful, dependable, and able to laugh at himself.
Those are such great qualities in a hero, Trudy. Thank you!
He has to have humor and honor whether he is strong or not. I prefer them to be tall-it makes them stand out among other men.
Height does make them stand out. Humor and honor are so important!
I like the heroes to be strong men with courage and humor
Humor just adds so much to a hero. Thank you, Bridget!
My favorite hero is the one that protects the heroine from harm and then falls in love even though they didn’t want to.
Those are always so fun, Charlene!
A hero that’s confident, upstanding, tough, but kind with a good heart, and a good sense of humor.
Yes! That is great hero material! Thanks, Connie!
A mild-mannered, loveable,hunk of a guy is my hero.
Love heroes like that, Jackie! Thanks for joining us today!
I love a strong hero.
Me too! Thanks for joining us today!
Strong,kind,protective,handsome.
Great attributes for an honorable lawman. Thank you for stopping in today!
Strong, protective but knows when to let the girl make her own decisions when needed. He must be loyal and kind and a sense of humour doesn’t hurt.
That humor is always such a bonus, isn’t it. Thank you for stopping in today, Kathleen!
My favorite type of hero is an honest, hardworking guy who loves the Lord and has been taught to respect and defend women.
Such great qualities for a hero. Love what you shared, Sarah. Thank you!
My favorite type of hero is protective, honest , loyal and loving.
Such great characteristics! Thank you, Alicia!
I love reading about heros who are protective and loyal, and honest
Those are such great qualities, Barbara. Thank you for stopping in today!
I love reading about a tough, rugged and loyal hero that also has a marshmallow side.
They are such fun heroes to read about. Thank you, Melanie!
A man with a sense of humor, who’s strong, loyal, and confident (but not arrogant) . 🙂
Yes! The arrogance can outweigh the good attributes. Thanks for popping in today!
A man who is strong, caring, protective and dependable. Thank you so much for sharing. God bless you.
God bless you. A man who is strong, caring, protective and dependable. Thank you so much for sharing.
Thank you, Debra! I so appreciate you. And thank you for joining us today!
Loyal, honorable and protective. That kind of man is swoony.
That kind of man is definitely swoony!
Cowboys and single fathers are two of my favorites!
Those are both fun subjects to read about!
I like a hero with some depth to his character. A backstory that makes me want to keep reading about him but also growth to hopefully show he’s “human”. lol Rough around the edges but loveable inside. (The way he reacts to a feisty woman is a bonus lol)
I’m sure there’s more but I have a migraine and just can’t think of it all. haha
Sorry about your migraine, Carrie. Those are rough. And thank you for what you shared!
I enjoy reading about a hero who has been hurt in the past so he is withdrawn. He is afraid to open up to anyone for fear of being hurt again. The right lady comes along and chips at his hard shell until he is able to finally realize he can love again and a whole new world awakens for him. He finds the love of the lady and once again the love of God (because he blames God for all his misfortunes) and becomes a happy man!!
Those are such a great stories, Shirley. They really touch the heart.
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I like the strong silent type. He should be a man of integrity and quiet action. He looks out for those who need help and makes sure they get it. He needs to have a sense of humor and gets along well with others, especially children. Dogs like him – they are good judges of character.
My two favorites are outlaws that turn to good and lawmans. Love tough, strong ,protective man that are caring that has a heart of gold.