New York State Trooper Jake Prichard turned his back on the family farm, the family fortune, and his lying, manipulative father. But when someone tries to kill his dad, Jake reluctantly returns home to investigate. Only, his father isn’t the real target. It’s the farm’s manager and Jake’s first love.Kenzie Chorley has worked at The Cavanaugh Equestrian Center since she was sixteen. It’s all she’s … It’s all she’s ever known, and all she’s ever wanted…other than Jake. But when he walked away from the farm, he walked away from her, too. In an attempt to heal old wounds, they rekindle their passion, but the pain of the past is too strong, leaving Kenzie alone, bereft, and pregnant.
Now someone is threatening not only the farm she cherishes, but her unborn child’s heritage. If Kenzie wants to hold onto the only man she’s ever loved, she’s going to have to dig up the darkest betrayal of all.
A lie so damming it holds the power to destroy the very thing she’s trying to save…
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Jake’s family was mired with secrets and betrayal. He could not live like that any longer, so at 25, he left town and created a new life for himself. Ten years later he is a NY State Trooper, a job that allowed him to be both distant and in charge. A perfect fit for this loner.
As fate would have it, he had just been assigned to the satellite Troop G office in Lake George when Kenzie Chorley marched into his office, “her long hair pulled up into a ponytail and covered with her standard baseball cap. Sexy and rugged. A dangerous combination.” So much for avoidance! And now the real story begins.
It may be a small town but it is filled with mystery, intrigue and the possibility of so much more. Is he up to the challenge? Let’s hope so because this one is a real thrilled, lots of mystery and a fair measure of heat. I wanted to find out what the heck was going on, and at the same time, didn’t want it to end. For me, that’s a perfect combination and in this case a real winner for the reader.
Love this series! Thankfully, Talty knows how to weave some powerful romance into a dangerous situation. This one is a five star, page flipper.
A really good story. Full of twists, turns, heartache, second chances, redemption and love. It’s a story about understanding what is truly important in life.
I recommend this book.
Kenzie Chorley and Sargent Jake Pritchard are star-crossed lovers in “To Protect His Own” by Jen Talty.
This is the fifth book in her NY State Trooper series. Kenzie and Jake dated for 5 years until a family secret tore them apart. Jake never got over the betrayal and hasn’t been home in 10 years. Kenzie works for Jake’s father on his horse farm, and when tragedy strikes, Kenzie reaches out to Jake because she and his father desperately need him.
I love the way Jen weaves romance and mystery, which sets her apart from other authors. I thoroughly enjoyed “To Protect His Own” and I am looking forward to the next book in the series, “Deadly Seduction.”
Jake left his family’s farm and Kenzie when he was a teen. Ten years later he came back and had a one-night-stand with Kenzie, then was gone again. A few months later, his father was poisoned so Jake went back to run the farm and figure out who wanted his father dead. Being a cop made the investigation easy for him but finding out that the real target was Kenzie, who had worked at the equestrian center since she was 16 and was now Chief Operation Manager, complicated things. She was also pregnant with Jake’s child, but he didn’t know about that yet. Long held secrets were uncovered as Jake tried to figure out who was trying to hurt the people he loved.
This was an enjoyable romantic suspense though it was short on romance and high on suspense. Trying to figure out who was out to get Ethan and Kenzie kept me guessing. But I would have liked this story more if had been edited.
I won a copy of To Protect His Own from LibraryThing in exchange for an honest review.