Protection for Hire: A Novel
By Camy Tang (Zondervan)
Release date: December 10, 2011
Tessa Lancaster’s skills first earned her a position as an enforcer in her Uncle Teruo’s Japanese Mafia gang. Then they landed her in prison for a crime she didn’t commit. Now, three months after her release, Tessa’s abilities have gained her a job as bodyguard for wealthy socialite Elizabeth St. Amant and her three-year-old son. But there’s a problem or two.
Protective Custody (Steeple Hill Love Inspired Suspense #208)
By Lynette Eason (Love Inspired Suspense)
Release date: August 10, 2010
Guarding witnesses? All in a day’s work for deputy U. S. marshal Carly Masterson. Protecting the judge who was indirectly responsible for her mentor’s death? That’s another story. Still, she won’t let harm come to Judge Nicholas Floyd, or the niece and nephew in his care.
Protective Duty (Love Inspired Suspense)
By Jessica R. Patch (Love Inspired Suspense)
Release date: June 1, 2016
HIGH-RISK REUNION Minutes into FBI profiler Bryn Eastman’s first case since a near-fatal shooting, a brazen serial killer sets his sights on her next. Now her life—and career—is in the hands of her new partner, Detective Eric Hale, the man she once loved and lost. Racked with nightmares of the shooting and regrets for the tragedy that tore her and Eric apart, Bryn doesn’t want Eric to discover the secrets she carries—but she needs him. Seeing Bryn brings back memories Eric can’t control. Memories of a once-in-a-lifetime love.
Protective Instincts (Mission: Rescue)
By Shirlee McCoy (Love Inspired Suspense)
Release date: July 1, 2014
STALKED! After losing her family, and then nearly her life when she was held hostage in Africa, grieving widow Raina Lowery only wants to put the past behind her. Instead, she’s finding her son’s toys in the woods and dodging a gunman’s bullets. Raina is trapped in a real-life nightmare—until Jackson Miller reappears. Months ago, saving Raina was Jackson’s job as a member of HEART, a private rescue team. But now it’s personal.
Protective Measures (True North Bodyguards)
By Maggie K. Black (Love Inspired Suspense)
Release date: July 1, 2017
UNDERCOVER BODYGUARD After an attack at a military charity gala, navy commander Leo Darius learns someone wants to kill him—and kidnap his two daughters. And there’s nothing the recently widowed single father won’t do to protect his girls…even if it means asking a beautiful bodyguard to pose as his girlfriend. Though security expert Zoe Dean agrees to handle the threats and near-fatal assaults, she refuses to get attached to the handsome commander and his lovely daughters. But with the would-be kidnappers closing in, saving Leo and the little girls, while protecting her heart, may be one mission Zoe can’t master.
Protector (Heroes of Renegade Book 3)
By Susan May Warren, Lisa Phillips, Jennifer Pierce (Sunrise Publishing)
Release date: May 12, 2026
? Some fires can’t be fought with water. Some battles require faith. ?Firefighter Samantha Williams thought she knew who she could trust with her life. For six years, she’s fought fires alongside her crew in Renegade, Colorado, building the family she never had while hiding from a deadly past that forced her and her sister into witness protection. When a string of arsons threatens the community, the danger is only beginning…Then walks in the one man who could save her.
The Protector (The O’Malley Series #4)
By Dee Henderson (Tyndale House Publishers, Inc.)
Release date: November 1, 2005
Jack O’Malley is a fireman who is fearless when it comes to facing an inferno. But when an arsonist begins targeting his district, his shift, his friends, Jack faces the ultimate challenge: protecting the lady who saw the arsonist before she pays an even higher price. Introducing the O’Malleys, an inspirational group of seven, all abandoned or orphaned as teens, who have made the choice to become a loyal and committed family. They have chosen their own surname, O’Malley, and have stood by each other through moments of joy and heartache. Their stories are told in CBA best-selling, inspirational romantic suspense novels that rock your heart and restore strength and hope to your spirit.
Protector Sweethearts Books 1-3: Once a Thief, Once a Hero, Once a Spy (Protector Sweethearts Collection Book 1)
By Jan Thompson (Georgia Press LLC)
Release date: February 28, 2022
A thief, a hero, and a spy in one boxed set collection. The first three Christian romantic suspense stories in Protector Sweethearts invite us into the world of adventure seekers as they hunt for lost treasures. Book 1: Once a Thief (Stolen World War II Artifacts)A private investigator looking for her missing mother. A reformed art thief getting a new lease on life. Twelve bejeweled eggs with secrets of their own.
Protector’s Honor (Love Inspired Suspense)
By Kit Wilkinson (Love Inspired Suspense)
Release date: September 8, 2009
It’s instinct. When NCIS agent Rory Farrell hears a woman scream, he reacts. But even after he saves her from abduction, Rory can’t get the beautiful and fragile Tabitha Beaumont out of his mind. Especially when he finds a connection between Tabitha and his latest murder investigation. She needs protection—Rory’s protection—while Rory needs answers Tabitha doesn’t even realize she holds.
The Protector’s Mission (Alaskan Search and Rescue)
By Margaret Daley (Love Inspired Suspense)
Release date: September 1, 2015
DEADLY EXPLOSION Lydia McKenzie is the only living witness to a serial bomber’s latest threat. Surviving the explosion at the café, Lydia is rescued by police sergeant Jesse Hunt and his K-9 partner, a Rottweiler named Brutus. She’s struggling to remember details of the incident. But one thing she’ll never forget is how she once felt about Jesse—the high school sweetheart she left to marry another. In charge of her protection, the guarded cop believes the bomber’s after her, and he promises to keep her safe.

