Deputy Defender by Cindi Myers

Deputy Dwight Prentice has secretly loved Brenda Stenson since they were teenagers. Now the auctioning of a rare book has thrust her into harm's way. Keeping Brenda safe from a deadly threat will test Dwight's limits as a law officer and as a man.

The Negotiation by Tyler Anne Snell

SHE'S FIGHTING FOR HER LIFE.

He'll risk everything to keep her safe.

When Rachel Roberts is nearly abducted, she makes a panicked call to the one man she can trust. Dane Jones will do anything to protect his best friend's widow and must confront his past in order to stop a madman. Their lives - and their futures - depend on it.