Home and Family: A Short Story Duo

Left for dead by a treacherous DEA team, Caleb Rourke returns to his quiet hometown in Montana seeking to escape his troubled past. When his neighbor, Tessa Langley, discovers encrypted documents hidden in her father's secret safe Caleb’s return takes a perilous turn. He soon realizes that both his enemies and an enigmatic ally know exactly where to find him. Tessa's family becomes a target for those intent on keeping the truth buried. Determined to protect her, Caleb confronts the secrets his own parents concealed for years. Together they must rely on their faith, each other, and a God who sees what remains hidden. This Christmas isn’t just about the holiday—it’s about the future they could build together.

Family

Operative Durango James (Jay) is in small town Montana recovering with his K-9, a former military dog. The two of them have been forced into downtime against their will under the threat that if Jay gets into a scrape, he’ll lose his spot on the team. Too bad trouble seems to find him everywhere he goes. Veterinarian Morgan Lawson has a spunky eight-year-old daughter and a thriving practice, no thanks to her ex-husband. But the life she’s built in her hometown is everything she’s dreamed of…or, almost everything. When a dog runs in front of her car and she finds a bleeding man in the park, her world gets tossed upside down—and Jay finds the family he's been looking for.

This romantic suspense short story duo introduces the world of Division Zero as a prequel to the series. Home and Family is a re-release of two stories first featured in anthology collections.