Rookie Cop Valorie Dawes must stop an imminent violent attack by an extremist group. Little does she know, the ruthless, cunning organizer of the attack is her own estranged mother. As part of a prostitution sting operation, rookie cop Val Dawes uncovers a national sex trafficking ring operating out of Clayton, one with ties to a violent shadowy right-wing splinter group. Her investigation reveals the group may be planning a violent attack in a matter of days. Just when the investigation heats up, her estranged mother, who left without a trace a decade before, suddenly reappears on the scene, with a nine-year-old brother Val never knew she had. Manipulative and cunning, her mother divides Val's attention and loyalties, seemingly intent on disrupting both Val's promising career and her rekindled relationship with her father. As Val the group's violent plans near, Val tries to safeguard her family, leading to shocking...

Lehigh Carter never asked to be sheriff. And he sure never wanted to arrest his new father-in-law for murder.Mountain Man Lehigh Carter, drafted into serving as acting sheriff of Mt. Hood County after exposing his predecessor's corruption, is compelled to arrest his new father-in-law for the murder of Everett Downey, the most despised man in town.Still learning on the job, Lehigh continues to investigate loose ends that don't add up, but ambitious prosecutor Ray "The Reverend" Ferguson seems intent on blocking him at every turn.Soon, Lehigh suspects that those most intent on pinning the murder on George McBride have reasons far more sinister than blocking Lehigh's agenda of reform.Can Lehigh uncover the truth behind the crime without becoming the killer's next victim?

For Valorie Dawes, #metoo means #fightback.Rookie policewoman Valorie Dawes has a mission: take men like Richard Harkins, a serial child molester, off the streets of her small hometown of Clayton, CT—for good. Things start off well as Val's trusted senior partner and mentor, Gil, shows her the ropes and helps her survive the nastiness they encounter on the streets–and in the chauvinistic office politics at the precinct.Despite Gil's support, Val becomes increasingly isolated within the department and vilified in the public eye as reckless and incompetent. In response, she devotes all of her time and energy to chasing Harkins, but he proves to be both elusive and cruel, continuing to victimize young girls and pressing his threats closer and closer to Val's own inner circle.Can Valorie overcome the trauma she suffered as a child and stop Harkins from hurting others like her—or will her bottled-up anger lead her to...

When a fanatical sniper takes aim at women entering family planning clinics, Val risks everything to protect her closest friend.Val Dawes and the WAVE Squad get called into action after Clayton's family planning clinics receive ominous threats: Close the clinics, or else.WAVE Squad member Valorie Dawes takes this threat personally, as her closest friend since childhood, Beth, discloses that she's pregnant and is considering an abortion.Can Val support her friend and keep her safe from the armed madman? Or will Beth's stubborn recklessness thrust her into harm's way?

Peter Robertson serves on the jury of a murder trial — for the crime that he committed. Peter Robertson, 33, discovers his wife is cheating on him. Following her suspected boyfriend one night, he erupts into a rage, beats him and leaves him to die... or so he thought. Soon he discovers that he has killed the wrong man – a perfect stranger. Six months later, impaneled on a jury, he realizes that the murder being tried is the one he committed. As the pressure builds, Peter begins to slip up and reveal things that only the murderer would know – and Christine, a pretty and intelligent alternate juror, suspects something is amiss. Can Peter ensure justice for the defendant - without revealing his own guilt to the courtroom?

He's a good man with a dark secret. She knows it, and needs a man killed.In the middle of a hot summer night, Peter Robertson's phone rings. A beautiful woman issues a threat: kill Kyle, the man who stalks and abuses her, or she'll expose Peter's horrible past.Peter pretends to go along as he seeks another, less violent solution. But Kyle turns up dead anyway, and the police arrest Peter's best friend, Frankie, of all people.Peter knows he's innocent, but can he prove it without directing the finger of blame at himself—for both murders?

An international kidnapping ring took her friend's daughter. Now they know Val is helping her–and they'll stop at nothing to eliminate her as a threat.At a young age, Valorie Dawes vowed to avenge the death of her uncle, a policeman killed in the line of duty, by following in his footsteps. During her first month at college, the mysterious disappearance of a close friend's child drags her into the role of crimefighter much earlier than planned.But Val's initial attempts to help lead to mistrust and recrimination. Self-doubts escalate, not only about Val's future as a cop, but over her ability to make and sustain the trust of a friend.Anxious to prove herself worthy on both counts, Val puts her own life on the line—and discovers that the kidnappers will stop at nothing to get rid of obstacles like her.

He's just a guy who's tired of all the corruption. The machine is tired of his meddling - and wants to take him down, once and for all. Rustic forester Lehigh Carter must prove that his fiancée, Stacy McBride, is innocent of murdering a popular Acting Sheriff. But evidence that she may have had a secret affair with the victim makes even Lehigh wonder if he should fight for her freedom against the corrupt local machine that accused her. Cooperating with the only honest cop he knows in the county, Detective "Gentleman Jim" Wadsworth, Lehigh plays a high-stakes game of legal chicken to infiltrate the conspiracy and discover the truth behind Jared Barkley's murder. Evidence stacks up against Stacy, and as Lehigh continues his own investigation, his doubts about Stacy's innocence multiply—particularly when she appears to make romantic overtures to her ex-fiance, attorney Paul van Paten, a leading member of the conspiracy against...

While jogging off duty along the riverfront, rookie cop Valorie Dawes discovers the body of a young girl—and ignites a manhunt for a serial killer. The Shoeless Schoolgirl Slayer has remained a step ahead of the Clayton, CT police for months. All of his victims drowned. All were found barefoot. And all bear the same strange, fresh tattoo. Then rookie cop Val Dawes notices patterns that eluded the department's more traditional senior detectives. Following her intuition, she discovers clues that convince her she's closing in. But is she? Or is the clever and elusive Slayer laying a trap to make Val the next victim?