Deputy Marshal Liza Turner grew up an orphan and never got to experience the love and joy from being a part of a family. Since coming to work with marshal Hud Savage, Liza has formed close friendships with Hud and his wife Dana Cardwell. Liza even thinks of the Cardwell Ranch as part of her home now, life is pretty great. It wasn't so long ago; six years actually that life at the ranch was in turmoil when Dana's siblings Jordan, Clay and Stacy tried to sell the ranch. Then there was the fiasco when Jordan was suspected of murdering someone and Liza had to be the one to bring him in and fingerprint him. Oh what a mess, but it all worked out, Dana found her mama's will and the ranch was hers and Jordan was cleared of the murder charges. Now life is pretty quiet and Liza finds time to ride her horse and enjoy the majestic beauty of Big Sky, Montana. While riding Liza sees a stranger on the ranch, he raises his head as she approaches and her heart stops for a moment, Jordan?

Jordan Cardwell was raised on his family's ranch that had been a part of his family for generations. Jordan never understood why his family worked so hard with nothing to show for it; so when his mother died he worked with two of his siblings to sell the ranch and move on with his life. Jordan didn't want his sister Dana slaving her life away for a piece of land that would never give her anything back, but now he's grateful for how things worked out. His wife at the time only saw the dollar signs and left him, Jordan has been trying so hard to get away from his past that he doesn't think about his future. Years later Jordan understands what his mama meant when she said ranching is in his blood; but that isn't why he came back, he's ready to face his past and right now that means dealing with the beautiful deputy Marshal.

JUSTICE AT CARDWELL RANCH is a sensational romance and an exhilarating crime novel. Jordan comes home to learn more about his best friends supposed suicide that happened back in high school. Jordan found the body but never believed he killed himself. Just as Jordan arrives there is another murder and he is the prime suspect. Liza tries to convince herself the reason she is working so close with Jordon to solve this mystery is to keep her eye on him, but if that is the case then why does she get breathless each time their eyes meet? Jordan desires Liza something fierce but the way she makes his heart ache is all new to him. Will the two be able to keep things just business? Will they be able to keep their hands to themselves? Would it be so bad to give in?

B.J. Daniels book 2 in her Cardwell Ranch series, JUSTICE AT CARDWELL RANCH packs a lot of punch in a fairly short novel. The action is fast paced, the family drama is touching and the romance is scorching hot! I highly recommend this book to romance and mystery readers alike.

Book Summary

Six years ago, Dana Cardwell found her mother's will in a cookbook and became sole owner of the Cardwell Ranch in Big Sky, Montana. Now happily married, Dana is surprised when her siblings, Stacy and Jordan, show up on the ranch…and trouble isn't too far behind. As danger draws closer to the ranch, deputy marshal Liza Turner quickly realizes that Jordan Cardwell isn't the man the town made him out to be.

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