Dead on Arrival: A Protective Hero Police Romance

Nichole Severn

Sep 2022 · Defenders of Battle Mountain Book 3 · Sold by Harlequin

About this ebook

A bomb-strapped body
A rookie cop caught in the inferno

After barely escaping a deadly explosion, Officer Alma Majors has one clue to identify the victim and solve the case: a sliver of bone. But it’s going to take more than shrapnel to expose the culprit. Bomb expert Cree Gregson will risk everything to protect his neighbor from a killer determined to avoid exposure. Protecting his heart may prove more difficult…

From Harlequin Intrigue: Seek thrills. Solve crimes. Justice served.

Discover more action-packed stories in the Defenders of Battle Mountain series. All books are stand-alone with uplifting endings but were published in the following order:

Book 1: Grave Danger
Book 2: Dead Giveaway
Book 3: Dead on Arrival
Book 4: Presumed Dead
Book 5: Over Her Dead Body
Book 6: Dead Again

Ratings and reviews

Love this series and Alma and Cree's story was just one more wonderful installment. Action and suspense to keep you on the edge of you seat as the two hunt down a killer together, losing their hearts and healing along the way

Dead On Arrival is a spectacular romantic suspense by Nichole Severn. Ms. Severn has provided readers with a well-written book. The characters are fantastic and make this book into a read you can't put down. Cree has retreated to Battle Mountain from his bomb tech job in another county after being caught in a blast. Alma loved her job as an archeologist but it brought her abuse from her husband, now on her first night as a police officer she finds a woman with a bomb sewn to her. Alma and Cree's

This story grabs ahold of you from the first chapter and doesn’t let go. Alma Majors is with the Battle Mountain Police Department. She is investigating a a horrific crime. “You don’t really want me to go back, Alma. I think you’re scared. I think you have feelings for me, too. You’re afraid to get hurt again. Like your husband hurt you. You’re terrified of someone else getting close, someone who could potentially hurt you, and that kind of risk just isn’t worth taking.” “Cree Gregson is on

About the author

Nichole Severn writes romantic suspense with strong heroines, heroes who dare challenge them, and a hell of a lot of guns. When she’s not writing, she’s injuring herself running and practicing yoga.