Cold Case Murder Mystery by Nicole Helm

He’s retired from the protector business, but a dangerous discovery changes everything

Rancher Zeke Daniels left his secret agent career—and his doomed romance with Brooke Campbell—in the past. Until the forensic anthropologist stumbles across Bent County’s sinister secret…and attracts a stalker in the process. Brooke refuses to quit the job. And there’s no way in hell Zeke will leave her unprotected. But as his professionalism is challenged by their lingering feelings, his determination to protect remains steadfast—from the stalker, the danger and the violent serial killer using the caves as his burial ground…