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Linda Castillo
Lay Down the Law

Lay Down the Law

Working together to keep a deputy safe sparks an intense attraction in New York Times bestselling author Linda Castillo’s classic tale of romantic suspense

After nine years as one of Chicago’s finest, Erin McNeal has come to sleepy Logan Falls for a second chance, not to be watched over by a man as infuriatingly overprotective—and disarmingly attractive—as Nick Ryan.

She’s no damsel in distress, but someone wants her dead, and it’s his duty to protect her. Whether she likes it or not. Before long, though, this chief of police and his newest deputy are butting heads over every detail of the investigation. And it seems the only thing they can agree on is the one thing they can’t resist—each other.

Originally published in 2001 as Cops and…Lovers?

Author: Linda Castillo
Published: 2001
Page Count: 191

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The Perfect Husband
Death in Daylesford
Say Goodbye
A Perilous Undertaking
Trouble Island
One for the Money
The Deep Dark Descending
To the Power of Three
Revenge
Meet and Greet
The Franchise Affair
Troubled Blood
The Truth About Melody Browne
The Spiteful Shadow
Transient Desires
Before the Poison
Before She Disappeared
Saving Faith
A False Mirror
Death in the Cards
A Case of Spirits
Left for Dead
Inherit the Dead
Never Lie
Look for Me
What the Dead Know
To Kill a Troubadour
Abduction of a Slave
Gathering Prey
Last Car to Elysian Fields
The Game
Telling Tales
Cold Earth
End Game
The Skull Beneath the Skin
The Next Accident