Terry Odell

Peace in Mapleton doesn’t last. Police Chief Gordon Hepler is already juggling a bitter ex-mayoral candidate who refuses to accept election results and a new council member determined to cut police department’s funding.

Gordon Hepler, Mapleton, Colorado’s Police Chief, is called away from a quiet Sunday with his wife to an emergency situation at the home he’s planning to sell. A man has chained himself to the front porch, threatening to set off an explosive....

Derek Cooper has left the violent life of an army ranger and a covert ops agent in favor of the more peaceful life of a cowboy, running the family cattle ranch. However, when he rescues a stranded motorist, he has no idea this blonde pixie is going to bring violence to his doorstep....

In her job as a Sheriff’s Department Dispatcher, Cecily Cooper sees plenty of people who could use a second chance. She’s created a program to give the less advantaged a fresh start, and thinks her brother’s Colorado cattle ranch will be the perfect spot for her project....

For Tim Halloran, army ranger turned cowboy, a simple life on a cattle ranch with no strings is his idea of perfection. Ranching lets him forget his haunting wartime experiences. But meeting Rebecca Morgan soon has his world spinning in another direction....

Cowhand Frank Wembly loves his work on the Triple-D Ranch. After his stint in the army as a ranger, he relishes the peaceful life in the Colorado mountains. However, the ranch is in financial straits, and a cattle rustler threatens to destroy what he’s grown to love....

All Mapleton Police Chief Gordon Hepler wants is to enjoy a rare quiet moment and have a peaceful lunch. Before he can finish his sandwich, Angie, his wife, calls to say her business partner is going to be arrested at a wedding reception they’re catering....

Kelli Carpenter has changed her name, her appearance - her life - to avoid being connected to a crime she committed in self-defense years ago. But just when she thinks she has nothing to fear, handsome stranger Blake Windsor shows up....

After police officer Colleen McDonald is injured in a case gone south and her partner dies, she leaves her job and friends in small town Oregon for a fresh start as a civilian in Orlando....

Being robbed at gunpoint wasn’t part of Sarah Tucker’s business plan, neither was falling in love with the detective who arrived to solve the case....

Former homicide Detective Scott Whelan accepts a new job as a civilian with the Pine Hills Police Department. But when he finds himself in the middle of the investigation, Scott has to choose where his loyalties lie - with his brotherhood in blue, or his attractive new neighbor....

Returning from a stint as part of a task force on violent crime, Randy Detweiler is eager to reunite with Sarah Tucker in Pine Hills, but she’s having second thoughts. Their reunion is cut short when a body is discovered, and rumors fly that it’s the work of a serial killer....

Someone is playing a game with Mapleton’s Chief of Police...and it’s deadly. For Mapleton Police Chief Gordon Hepler, life has become predictably boring - despite being a newlywed. Being a husband is great....

Mapleton police chief Gordon Hepler and the mayor can’t agree about what being a cop means. To Gordon, it’s keeping his citizens safe. To the mayor, it’s generating revenue by issuing speeding and parking tickets....

There’s no escaping your past, no matter how deep you try to bury it. Morgan Tate has spent over a decade trying to bury her past, hiding behind self-imposed barriers. When she inherits a house in Pine Hills, Oregon, she decides it’s the perfect time to pack up and start a new life....

Life is a balancing act. When you’re a cop, the choices can be deadly. Ed Solomon, long-time police officer in the small town of Mapleton, Colorado, has been ribbed for thinking there’s a ring of assassins out killing deadbeat dads....

Solving a crime is like piecing together a puzzle. But what happens if the pieces don't fit....

Police chief Gordon Hepler would rather be on the streets than behind a desk, but he promised his late mentor he'd accept the position....

When life seems too good to be true - watch out....

Three full length novels featuring the small town of Pine Hills, Oregon and police detective Randy Detweiler are bundled in this collection of romantic suspense police procedurals....