CAST OF CHARACTERS

Thomas Watson—When the family of this widowed Kansas City cop is threatened, he proves that wisdom and experience are formidable weapons to protect the people he loves. Now if he could just figure out what to do about the mysterious nurse living under his roof—and getting under his skin.

Jane Boyle—Relocated by WITSEC and hired by Thomas to take care of his injured father, Jane’s ability to keep secrets protects not only her, but the patient and family she’s grown to love. When the serial killer hunting her surfaces in Kansas City, the only place she feels truly safe is in Thomas’s arms.

Seamus Watson—After being shot and suffering a stroke, Thomas’s eighty-year-old father has a long road to recovery ahead of him. But there’s some hero left in this retired cop.

Millie Leighter—The Watsons’ longtime housekeeper and cook is sweet on Seamus.

Marshal Conor Wildman—The US Marshal assigned to Jane’s case.

Marshal Oscar Broz—Conor’s WITSEC boss is always in a bad mood.

Al Junkert—Thomas’s former partner at KCPD.

FBI agent Levi Hunt—He wasn’t supposed to know where Jane had relocated.

“Mutt” Murray Larkin and Jeff Fraser—Thomas’s friends since their air force days when they were stationed in England together.

The Unhappy Man—Who is watching the Watsons? And why is he so obsessed with hurting them?

Badge Man—Has someone leaked Jane’s new identity and location to the serial killer who wants her dead?

Ruby—The chocolate Lab mix isn’t much of a guard dog.