Protector Sweethearts Series by Jan Thompson

She sets a thief to catch a thief.Will he also steal her heart? Private investigator Helen Hu must team up with art thief Reuben Costa to rescue her mother, who has vanished while trying to make amends for stealing some bejeweled eggs fifteen years ago. ONCE A THIEF is book 1 in USA Today bestselling author Jan Thompson’s Protector Sweethearts , a Christian romantic suspense collection that showcases unsung heroes and heroes behind the scene... moreShe sets a thief to catch a thief.Will he also steal her heart? Private investigator Helen Hu must team up with art thief Reuben Costa to rescue her mother, who has vanished while trying to make amends for stealing some bejeweled eggs fifteen years ago. ONCE A THIEF is book 1 in USA Today bestselling author Jan Thompson’s Protector Sweethearts , a Christian romantic suspense collection that showcases unsung heroes and heroes behind the scene. This series is a spinoff of Jan’s Savannah Sweethearts series, and is a sister series to Vacation Sweethearts . Reuben’s Record… To protect the woman he loves whom he could not have because she is another man’s wife, Reuben Costa’s father goes to prison for a crime he did not commit. When his father dies in prison, Reuben vows to never love or marry. Reuben pours the next several years into expanding his father’s art theft organization across Europe, all the while sacrificing his own personal happiness. Bitter and burned out, he lives in the shadows and moves around at night, until the FBI Art Crime Team and INTERPOL catch up to him and send him to prison. Five years into his incarceration, he gets a visit from INTERPOL and his FBI nemesis. They offer him an early release from prison and a new life as a free man in exchange for helping them shut down some jewel thieves even more notorious than his own father had been. The work is done, and Reuben is now a free man. Until he gets a visit from the woman responsible for his father’s destruction… Helen’s Havoc… When Helen Hu decides to open a branch of her Hu Knows, Inc., private investigative firm in Europe, she thinks she will send someone else to run the office and liaise with INTERPOL. Little does she know that she will have to go to Europe herself. Instead of Brussels or Frankfurt, as she planned in Love You Always (Savannah Sweethearts Book 6) or Vienna, where she went in Share with Me (Seaside Chapel Book 1), Helen ends up in Greece, an old family vacation spot frequented by the Hu family when her father was alive. Past memories have never been darker for Helen as she deals with a long-lost secret that her mother—known as Mama Hu—has hidden from her for fifteen years. Afraid it will shame her daughter, Mama Hu tries to fix what she has done and redeem herself. And, as Helen fears, she disappears. The best way for Helen to rescue her mother is to go underground where thieves and robbers live. Her only ticket into that nefarious world is another art thief. He says he is reformed. Or is he? As Helen and Reuben rush to rescue Mama Hu before the matriarch gets herself killed, the unlikely partners end up bargaining for not only life and death but also their own hearts and souls. In This Story World… The events in Once a Thief happen after these novellas and novels, where Helen Hu makes cameo appearances with speaking parts. In fact, Tell You Soon is where we first meet Mama Hu. Tell You Soon (Savannah Sweethearts Book 2) Love You Always (Savannah Sweethearts Book 6) Share with Me (Seaside Chapel Book 1) Step with Me (Seaside Chapel Book 2) Once a Thief is a Christian romantic suspense novella and can be read on its own without your having previously read any of the above books from Jan’s contemporary Christian less

They shield each other. But there is no way out.Emerging from a deep undercover operation gone wrong, FBI Special Agent Jake Kessler finds himself suspended without pay and left out of the remaining hunt for the most notorious terrorist in the world. The only person who might be able to help him is a random stranger he meets in San Francisco, who wants something in return even when there is a price on her own head... moreThey shield each other. But there is no way out.Emerging from a deep undercover operation gone wrong, FBI Special Agent Jake Kessler finds himself suspended without pay and left out of the remaining hunt for the most notorious terrorist in the world. The only person who might be able to help him is a random stranger he meets in San Francisco, who wants something in return even when there is a price on her own head.Book 2 in USA Today bestselling author Jan Thompson’s Protector Sweethearts Christian romantic suspense series, Once a Hero is the story of maverick Jake, who first appears undercover in Reach for Me (Vacation Sweethearts Book 2), where the hunt for Molyneux forms the undercurrent of the story. This time, Jake plans to wrap up the unfinished business, no matter what it takes. less

An adventurous billionaire on a mission...A former CIA agent finding her bearings...Treasures lost to time...Hired to protect her employer’s older brother, former CIA agent Raynelle Dryden gets too personal with him in a treasure hunt, and both inadvertently introduce the other to new enemies in this Christian romantic suspense.A dangerous quest…Billionaire treasure hunter Benjamin Glynn is on a quest to find pirate Blackbeard’s lost treasures... moreAn adventurous billionaire on a mission...A former CIA agent finding her bearings...Treasures lost to time...Hired to protect her employer’s older brother, former CIA agent Raynelle Dryden gets too personal with him in a treasure hunt, and both inadvertently introduce the other to new enemies in this Christian romantic suspense.A dangerous quest…Billionaire treasure hunter Benjamin Glynn is on a quest to find pirate Blackbeard’s lost treasures. So are his competitors, who stop at nothing to win the race. Benjamin finds himself unable to proceed as obstacle after obstacle comes his way.A displeased protector…Afraid that Benjamin is too reckless, his sister hires former CIA agent Raynelle Dryden to tag along on his escapades. Raynelle needs the money to fund a secret project she hasn’t told anyone about, but being involved in Benjamin’s adventure exposes him to her own shadow enemies.A dark enemy or two or more…As they get closer to unearthing the truth about where Blackbeard hid his treasures that no one has yet discovered, Raynelle and Benjamin find themselves walking into the crosshairs of their enemies. The foes have their own goals, even if it means destroying Benjamin and Raynelle, and everyone around them, in the process. Who will blink first?Once a Spy is book 3 in USA Today bestselling author Jan Thompson’s Protector Sweethearts Christian romantic suspense series in which the heroes and heroines pair up on adventures to find people and recover treasures.While you wait for this novel to be released, you might also enjoy the other books in the same series:PROTECTOR SWEETHEARTS (Christian Romantic Suspense)Book 1: Once a ThiefBook 2: Once a HeroBook 3: Once a SpyBooks 4-6: Coming SoonDEFENDER SWEETHEARTS (Christian Romantic Suspense)Book 1: Never a TraitorBooks 2-6: Coming SoonIf you like a bit more romance with your suspense, check out these romance books that have a side of suspense:Tell You Soon (Savannah Sweethearts Book 2)Love You Always (Savannah Sweethearts Book 6)Reach for Me (Vacation Sweethearts Book 2)Wait for Me (Vacation Sweethearts Book 3)Look for Me (Vacation Sweethearts Book 4) less