He came home to wage a war. She’ll show him the bravest thing he can do is stay.
Former Army Ranger Colton Radford came home determined to end the Crawford family’s thirty-year reign over Cumberland County. As the new sheriff, he’s tired of watching witnesses stay silent, evidence disappear, and criminals walk free. He’s ready to take the fight straight to the powerful family that has ruled through fear, violence, and a thriving meth empire for decades.
Meg Calloway has spent five years helping the Crawfords’ victims rebuild their lives. She knows the fear behind every lie, every silence, and every desperate attempt to escape. More importantly, she knows that moving too fast can get innocent people killed.
When an innocent life trapped inside the Crawford household becomes the key to bringing down the entire dynasty, Colton and Meg are forced to work together despite their opposing approaches. He believes she’s too cautious. She believes he’s too reckless. Both know the stakes couldn’t be higher.
As the Crawfords grow more desperate, threats turn to violence, and violence turns personal. The deeper Colton and Meg dig, the more dangerous the battle becomes—not only for themselves, but for everyone they’ve sworn to protect.
Amid the danger, unexpected feelings begin to grow, challenging old hurts, hard-earned defenses, and the futures they thought they wanted. But with a criminal empire closing in and innocent lives hanging in the balance, they’ll need courage, faith, and each other if they’re going to survive long enough to bring the Crawfords down.
The Sheriff’s Stand is the first book in The Brave Come Home series, a clean, Christ-centered Christian romantic suspense series featuring faith, family, redemption, and hard-won happily-ever-afters. While Colton and Meg’s story is complete with no cliffhanger, the Radford family’s journey continues throughout the series, making this the perfect place to start.
The Brave Come Home
Book One — The Sheriff’s Stand An ex-Army Ranger pins on the sheriff’s badge to break a thirty-year criminal dynasty, and the victim’s advocate who won’t let him burn it all down doing it.
Book Two — The Rescue Man A Navy rescue swimmer who can save anyone but himself, and the woman he pulls from the water — the one rescue he can’t walk away from.
Book Three — The Firefighter’s Code A Marine turned firefighter who never stops moving, a record wildfire bearing down on the mountain, and the teacher who swore she’d never love a man who runs toward fire.
Book Four — The Paramedic’s Promise An Air Force flight medic who keeps everyone alive but lets no one close, and the ER nurse who slips past a guard nothing else could.
Book Five — The Soldier’s Homecoming A combat engineer’s long road home to a Montana ranch, and the woman waiting at the end of it — the hardest ground he’s ever had to hold.
