Deputy Defender

Deputy Defender
Cindi Myers

HE’S ALWAYS HAD HER BACK. Now can he earn her love?Deputy Dwight Prentice has secretly loved Brenda Stenson since they were teenagers. Now the auctioning of a rare book has thrust her into harm’s way.Keeping Brenda safe from a deadly threat will test Dwight’s limits as a law officer and as a man.

He’s always had her back…

Now can he earn her love?

Deputy Dwight Prentice has secretly loved Brenda Stenson since they were teenagers. Now the auctioning off of a rare book has thrust the widowed museum curator into harm’s way. Keeping his Colorado town safe is the lawman’s most heartfelt mission. But protecting the innocent Brenda from a deadly threat will test Dwight’s limits as a law officer and as a man.

Eagle Mountain Murder Mystery

CINDI MYERS is the author of more than fifty novels. When she’s not crafting new romance plots, she enjoys skiing, gardening, cooking, crafting and daydreaming. A lover of small-town life, she lives with her husband and two spoiled dogs in the Colorado mountains.

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Deputy Defender

Cindi Myers

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DEPUTY DEFENDER

© 2018 Cynthia Myers

Published in Great Britain 2018

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Contents

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About the Author (#ude2433fb-a811-5e73-b996-a269a739c79a)

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Dedication (#uaee07f86-d798-589a-81c4-7e3f063b501e)

Chapter One (#u64f21e64-c664-5987-933e-c13276e3cf16)

Chapter Two (#u76c9db19-8a71-57e0-a04d-c7d2c80110f2)

Chapter Three (#u042d0d55-c688-5a34-ba41-167234b63118)

Chapter Four (#uc1a241e0-51ea-5cbf-86d2-5e43d0d2f0d8)

Chapter Five (#u007faf5c-365d-5053-a2bd-fa067f35caf0)

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