Law Enforcement

Nicole is the wife of a 20-year law enforcement officer and gives us a glimpse into what LEO spouses deal with. Nicole tells us the story of watching her husband go through changes and ultimately try and take his life at the end of his law enforcement career.

Previously published as Captive Curves (c) 2012, by Wick, Christa (AUTHOR), with revisions throughout and an added epilogue. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Undercover DEA agent Dean Ramirez has one shot at saving the innocent woman who unknowingly walks in on a deadly drug deal gone bad. If he wants to keep her from getting killed for simply being in the wrong place at the wrong time, he needs to put on one hell of a convincing show. It’s risky. But it buys them a week, which is how long he has to prove he can deliver what he promises—brave, sweet...

Mountain Survival: When search-and-rescue park ranger Autumn Mercer and her K-9 partner, Sherlock, meet a stranger in the mountains whose brother is injured, they drop everything to help. But all they find where Derek Peterson last saw his sibling is a trail of blood—and men who want them dead. Search and Defend: Undercover to track the assassin who killed his partner, FBI special agent Alex Driscoll accidentally pulls his partner’s widow, Violet Sharp, and her search-and-rescue K-9, Teddy, into the case.

This is the first comprehensive study of the history and evolution of American indecent exposure laws. The study informs a critical analysis of the role of courts as custos morum, or custodian of the morals. It contains a detailed constitutional analysis of legal management of morality. The laws are a cornerstone of government regulation of morals, with roots tracing back to seventeenth century English and American cases, laws, and regulations. The state interests protected by indecent exposure laws focus on deterring public behaviors contrary to prevailing moral order and protecting the ...

An ATF agent and his canine partner must team up with a civilian to stop an arsonist before they can kill again in the next installment of bestselling author Tee O'Fallon's K-9 Special Ops series.

My Year as a Rookie: How I almost became a cop, is the entertaining, insightful, true, real-life story of how writer James J. Caterino, well, almost became a cop. James J. Caterino is the author of True Stories, My Encounter with The Partridge Family, Cool Stuff, Laura and Laurie, and much more.

Revenge is Brewing! Justice will be served like hot coffee on a frigid day! When crime goes unpunished, it breeds more crime. There are times when criminals fool the public, but later the criminal is the one that is fooled. The pendulum swings, and justice is finally served. Investigator Daniels was all smiles when Bian Wang was sentenced to life in prison. Manny was out of the way. Life was good with friends like Senator Maury Greenholdt. Could this all change? All roads lead to Glacier City, and the sleeping dogs have awakened. If you enjoyed Snow Fire, you will love Snow Fire 2: Revenge ...

Maksim Lenkov is certain he’s not a good man. His father isn’t, and since Maks is his second in command, then certainly, he’s just as evil. The list of sins is long, and there’s no getting around that. What’s messing him up is that despite all that, in the midst of life and death, his only friend tells him he’s been a blessing, law enforcement is treating him like he prevented more bloodshed than he caused, and everyone is concerned with doing right by him. Why? And how is Maks supposed to figure out who he is when everything he thought he knew is suddenly turned upside down?

Discover the charm of Gift Of Spots! Join Harley Fremont, trainer of canines, on an adventure with her beloved Rhodesian Ridgeback, Gemma. Though Harley has left her law enforcement contract work behind, adventures and surprises follow her and Gemma to their new home. Harley, her fiancé, Bill Harris, and Gemma endeavor to create their home together, snuggled between the Santa Ynez Mountains and the Pacific Ocean in Santa Barbara. Just as it appears life is settling into a steady pace, they have adventures on trails, fires in unexpected places, a dog in trouble, another dog in trouble, and ...

Costa Nostra: Part II A gripping sequel that plunges deeper into the unforgiving shadows of the Costa del Sol. The Padilla family is under siege, and Marco Padilla is fighting to stay alive in a world that shows no mercy. Beaten and broken by the Russian mafia, Marco faces a chilling ultimatum from Vitaly Berezhnoy, the ruthless kingpin determined to crush him. With his underboss and crew’s lives hanging by a thread, Marco must take on a dangerous mission to save them—and himself—from certain destruction. As Marco claws his way back to power, he steps into a landscape of treachery ...

Costa Nostra A heart-pounding sequel that dives deeper into the ruthless shadows of the Costa del Sol The Padilla Family’s empire is crumbling, and the Costa del Sol’s criminal underworld is more treacherous than ever. Following the events of Costa del Crime, the stakes are higher, the betrayals sharper, and the alliances more fragile in Costa Nostra. Lorena Padilla has no choice but to rise to power as the family’s new leader, facing enemies who doubt her strength and allies who seek to exploit her vulnerability. With Marco Padilla’s return, the family gains a dangerous wildcard—...

During his 28-year career, Matthew Horace rose through the ranks from a police officer working the beat to a federal agent working criminal cases in some of the toughest communities in America to a highly decorated federal law enforcement executive managing high-profile investigations nationwide. Yet it was not until seven years into his service - when Horace found himself face down on the ground with a gun pointed at his head by a white fellow officer - that he fully understood the racism seething within America's police departments.

Featured on the YouVersion Bible App Devotional Reading Plan! "Uncuffed might be the most important book ever written specifically to help marriages in the law enforcement community. Crafted with tremendous transparency, raw honesty, practical application and a level of grit that could only be possible through their own harrowing experiences, our friends Scott and Leah Silverii have created a masterpiece that will undoubtedly help marriages everywhere. If you are a First Responder or married to one, this book will be a game-changer for your marriage!" -Dave and Ashley Willis, Authors of The...

It’s evident that policing is a problem. But what is the way best forward? In Beyond Policing, distinguished scholar and writer Philip V. McHarris reimagines the world without police to find answers and reveal how we can make police departments obsolete. Beyond Policing tackles thorny issues with evidence, including data and personal stories, to uncover the weight of policing on people and communities and the patterns that prove police reform only leads to more policing.

Rival gangs will stop at nothing to gain sole control of the drug trade in Muskingum County and they’ve picked Valentine’s week to create a firestorm of murder and mayhem as they battle each other for supremacy. Sheriff Mel Crane is blindsided by looting, murdering and marauding bikers at a time of year when most Harley’s are tucked safely away from the effects of Ohio winters that come rife with snow and ice. They’re rolling out, they’re out of control and she can’t stop them. On the home front, she’s feeling guilty about spending hardly any time with Dana, especially when ...

A delayed honeymoon getaway takes a deadly turn for newlyweds Mel and Dana; meanwhile, two meddling mothers won't let sleeping fisherman lie in the latest Morelville Mystery. Does an unsolved shooting death far away from Morelville have local ties? Did a fisherman really drown or was there something more sinister afloat? All Mel and Dana wanted was to enjoy a nice, relaxing honeymoon in the Smokey Mountains, away from the strains of life in the public eye. Instead, they end up involved in a case local law enforcement has completely written off. In this prequel to The Morelville Cozies, ...

A tragic shooting in broad daylight in downtown Colby uncovers a dangerous drug circulating in the small town forcing the police to play catch up on who the suppliers are. Small town politics and an aggressive city government seem to make the case that much harder. With the help of outside experts, the Colby PD hopes to stop the drugs and the destruction they cause. But it will take the whole department to uncover what is really going on before there are more deaths in the hot Colby nights.

I shouldn’t mess around with my boss, but Warden Kirk and I have so much in common. He’s a silver fox who’s been around the block a time or two. Surely his secretary won’t notice if we knock a few photos off the wall behind closed doors, right? The Curvy Girl Of The Month Club isn’t for the faint of heart. We’re talking filthy mouthes, first chance encounters, over-the-top alphas, and scenes so hot you just might blush. These aren’t your mama’s sweet beach reads. Grab a glass of wine and get comfortable, it’s about to get spicy.

The politics and the paper-pushing are wearing on Sheriff Mel. Will she chuck it all? Mel’s burned out. She’s tired of playing local politics. She’s tired of the mounds of paper on her desk that never seem to diminish. She’s tired of budgets, of personnel conflicts, of citizen complaints and all of the other things a sheriff is responsible for. She misses police work. Real police work, but she knows she can’t go back to the street. Not in Muskingum County…maybe not in Ohio. Dana bought a cabin – a nice little getaway for the two of them in Tennessee. Mel’s mom is worried her...

Mafia-crats of New York A Detective’s Costly Crusade Against Mob-Inspired Corruption What happens when the real enemy isn’t just on the streets—but in city hall? In the shadows of New York’s political machine, where the lines between government and organized crime have long been blurred, one detective dares to push back. Mafia-crats of New York tells the gripping story of an anti-corruption investigator who risks everything to expose the mob’s enduring grip on local politics—and the quiet complicity of those sworn to uphold the law. Haunted by a turbulent past and targeted by ...