The Defender’s Duty (Sinclair Brothers, Book 3)
By Shirlee McCoy (Love Inspired Suspense)
Release date: May 12, 2009
All that New York City cop Jude Sinclair wants is to get back on his feet, fighting crime. And as long as he’s stuck recuperating in Virginia, he’s going to make everyone as miserable as he is. But health aide Lacey Carmichael refuses to run away. Sweet, optimistic and beautiful, she’s everything Jude won’t allow himself to need. Because danger has followed Jude all the way from New York.
Defending from Danger (Rocky Mountain K-9 Unit)
By Jodie Bailey (Love Inspired Suspense)
Release date: July 26, 2022
This K-9 has a sanctuary to protect
and its owner to rescue
and its owner to rescue
Someone wants Paige Bristow’s wolf sanctuary gone…and Paige dead. Officer Reece Campbell and his K-9 partner, Maverick, are the only ones she can turn to, but she never told him he was the father of her daughter. As the attacks escalate, Reece must uncover the perp and keep himself from falling for Paige all over again. But will the truth between them cost everything?
Defending from Danger (Rocky Mountain K-9 Unit, 5)
By Jodie Bailey (Love Inspired Suspense Larger Print)
Release date: July 26, 2022
This K-9 has a sanctuary to protect and its owner to rescue Someone wants Paige Bristow’s wolf sanctuary gone…and Paige dead. Officer Reece Campbell and his K-9 partner, Maverick, are the only ones she can turn to, but she never told him he was the father of her daughter. As the attacks escalate, Reece must uncover the perp and keep himself from falling for Paige all over again. But will the truth between them cost everything? From Love Inspired Suspense: Courage. Danger.
Defending the Child
By Sharon Dunn (Love Inspired Suspense)
Release date: January 21, 2025
Caught in a mountain blizzard…with a child to protect. After Marielle Coleman’s foster son witnesses his mother’s murder, he becomes a killer’s next target. Escaping into a raging Montana snowstorm, Marielle and her little boy hide at a remote camp—and unexpectedly reunite with her ex-fiancé, Graham Flynn, an undercover DEA agent. Now Graham and Marielle must put aside their distrust to save the child from dangerous pursuers. But Graham’s still hiding secrets from Marielle…ones that could tie them all to a conspiracy that will end their lives.
Defending the Duchess (Protecting the Crown)
By (Love Inspired Suspense)
Release date: March 5, 2013
He’ll keep her safe—at any costProtecting the royal family is Linus Murati’s job. So when the queen’s younger sister is attacked, the devoted Lydian royal guardsman goes into action and saves her life. But this was no random occurrence. Danger has followed Julia Miller across the Atlantic from Seattle. Now Linus has two missions: to keep the maddeningly independent future duchess in his sights at all times, and to catch the culprit who threatens the woman whose trust—and love—he desires above all others.
Defending the Witness
By Sharee Stover (Love Inspired Suspense)
Release date: July 25, 2023
To catch a killer… She must trust her protectors. After witnessing a murder at the hands of a notorious gang leader, Ayla DuPree is a marked woman sent straight to witness protection. But when her handler is killed and her safety compromised, she has no choice but to run—forcing US Marshal Chance Tavalla and his K-9 to chase her. Can Chance keep Ayla alive long enough to find safety and justice?From Love Inspired Suspense: Courage. Danger.
Defense Breach (Secret Service Agents)
By Lisa Phillips (Love Inspired Suspense)
Release date: September 4, 2018
When one of their own is targetedthe Secret Service Agents must protect herCounting the days until she’s officially an agent, Secret Service trainee Skylar Austin is blindsided when she’s nearly killed during a training exercise at the White House. Veteran agent Grady Farrow recognizes a dead-serious threat when he sees one. Someone is gunning for the pretty young rookie. But if they want to get to Skylar, they’ll have to go through Grady first.
Defense of Honor (Haven Manor)
By (Bethany House Publishers)
Release date: June 5, 2018
When Katherine “Kit” FitzGilbert turned her back on London society more than a decade ago, she determined never to set foot in a ballroom again. But when business takes her to London and she’s forced to run for her life, she stumbles upon not only a glamorous ballroom but also Graham, Lord Wharton. What should have been a chance encounter becomes much more as Graham embarks on a search for his friend’s missing sister and is convinced Kit knows more about the girl than she’s telling. After meeting Graham, Kit finds herself wishing things could have been different for the first time in her life, but what she wants can’t matter. Long ago, she dedicated herself to helping women escape the same scorn that drove her from London and raising the innocent children caught in the crossfire.
Defiance (Navy Justice, Book 3)
By Don Brown (Zondervan)
Release date: April 2, 2007
From a murder in Paris to a courtroom in California to a terrorist camp in the Gobi Desert, Don Brown’s follow-up to Treason and Hostage plunges into a suspense-filled journey of danger, duty, and hope. The Commander’s Bodyguard is Shannon McGilverry, a crack NCIS agent assigned to protect Navy JAG Officer Zack Brewer. Zack is being hunted by terrorists, stalked by a psychopath, and is working his way through a perilous, politically-charged trial. When another Navy JAG officer is murdered, it’s clear that Zack is in harm’s way. As his bodyguard, Shannon must do more than protect Zack.
Defiance: A Post-Apocalyptic YA Tale of Survival (The Pulse Effex Series) (Volume 3)
By L.R. Burkard (Lilliput Press)
Release date: May 23, 2017
EDITORIAL REVIEW:Ms. Burkard is to be commended for her amazing storytelling – and for portraying how God strengthens his people and gives hope in the darkest hour. In Defiance, the riveting story continues with even greater urgency as the characters face ever-increasing challenges in their struggle to survive the aftermath of the EMP. Whether or not one agrees with the characters’ choices and actions, this story will get readers squarely into the action. The series is a clarion call to be both spiritually and physically ready for whatever may come! Angela L.