Böcker av Ruby Mae O'Dell

Running for her life, Joyce Watson has a very short list of people she can trust-God and herself. Because she has discriminating evidence against him, her pursuer will go to extreme measures to silence her before it''s turned over to authorities. Despite the nosy sheriff living on the property, hunkering down at an isolated guest ranch feels like the safest option. Drawn to the handsome sheriff, she struggles to keep her heart under lock and key. What if he''s working for her enemy and plotting a way to capture her?Sheriff Isaac Sawyer can''t help but feel suspicious of the newest lodger at the Cascade Valley Guest Ranch. It''s clear she''s hiding something, but what? Her bright, blue eyes are so full of fear, his heart longs to take care of her; but Joyce doesn''t trust him. Can he win her trust before her fears become reality? Will he be able to protect her without risking his heart?Murder, secrets, and danger throw Isaac and Joyce together. They must learn to trust God and each other to overcome the dark clouds of peril circling around them. Will evil prevail, or will God pull them through and kindle a love both believe is impossible?

HAND OVER THE JADE HEART OR ELSE! Trouble is brewing in Cascade Valley, Tennessee, for single mom, Shayla Lornette. The Note left on her register, when her beloved shop is ransacked, demands she hand over the Jade Heart-or else. Knowing she and her twin siblings are in danger, but with no idea who left the note or even what the note is referring to, she turns to the man who broke her heart four years ago. Shayla welcomes Josiah''s help, but with a guarded heart. She simply refuses to trust her heart with Josiah again. After running from the love of his life four years ago, Josiah Sawyer never expected to see Shayla again-much less to find her unconscious in her dad''s shop on the corner of Main Street. He knows Shayla will never forgive him for leaving her; but when she and the twins are threatened, he''ll do everything he can to protect them. There''s no way Josiah will let them face this unknown enemy alone. But keeping his heart guarded while protecting them proves difficult the more he reconnects with Shayla; and all the while, her stalker keeps growing the more and more desperate. Josiah and Shayla must lay their past aside in order to solve the mystery of the Jade Heart. But will they solve it in time before her stalker ups the stakes? Can they work together while guarding their hearts? Or will God rekindle the love they thought they''d lost forever?