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Killer on the Homestead
He has to help her find a killer
Before they both become targets
After a career-ending injury, Duncan Kirk leaves baseball behind and heads back home to Wyoming. Instead of finding a safe place to retreat, he discovers that cattle are disappearing from the family ranch. Enter private investigator Rosalie Young… Duncan remembers her as a girl with skinned knees and a reckless attitude. Now she’s a grown woman, sharp as a tack and gorgeous as hell. When the Kirk family become suspects in a murder, everything changes. Can Duncan and Rosalie protect each other long enough to uncover the truth?
From Harlequin Seek thrills. Solve crimes. Justice served.
Discover more action-packed stories in the Bent County Protectors series. All books are stand-alone with uplifting endings but were published in the following
Book 1: Vanishing Point
Book 2: Killer on the Homestead
Before they both become targets
After a career-ending injury, Duncan Kirk leaves baseball behind and heads back home to Wyoming. Instead of finding a safe place to retreat, he discovers that cattle are disappearing from the family ranch. Enter private investigator Rosalie Young… Duncan remembers her as a girl with skinned knees and a reckless attitude. Now she’s a grown woman, sharp as a tack and gorgeous as hell. When the Kirk family become suspects in a murder, everything changes. Can Duncan and Rosalie protect each other long enough to uncover the truth?
From Harlequin Seek thrills. Solve crimes. Justice served.
Discover more action-packed stories in the Bent County Protectors series. All books are stand-alone with uplifting endings but were published in the following
Book 1: Vanishing Point
Book 2: Killer on the Homestead
288 pages, Mass Market Paperback
Published August 26, 2025
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About the author
Nicole Helm
313 books498 followersNicole Helm is the national bestselling author of fast-paced romantic suspense for Harlequin Intrigue and down-to-earth contemporary romance. Her Intrigues routinely land on the Publishers Weekly Bestseller list, and she’s received starred PW reviews for her contemporary romances. She’s written over 75 books, known for their emotional depth and happily ever afters.
Nicole also writes with Megan Crane/Caitlin Crews as Hazel Beck writing the Witchlore series, which began with SMALL TOWN, BIG MAGIC in 2022.
In her spare time, Nicole loves losing herself in genealogy research, watching Cardinals baseball, and hiking with her family. She lives in Missouri with her husband and two sons.
You can contact her via email: Nicole@nicolehelm.com
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Nicole also writes with Megan Crane/Caitlin Crews as Hazel Beck writing the Witchlore series, which began with SMALL TOWN, BIG MAGIC in 2022.
In her spare time, Nicole loves losing herself in genealogy research, watching Cardinals baseball, and hiking with her family. She lives in Missouri with her husband and two sons.
You can contact her via email: Nicole@nicolehelm.com
You can sign up for Nicole’s monthly newsletter at http://eepurl.com/V973n
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September 7, 2025
Killer on the Homestead by Nicole Helm is the second book in the series called Bent Country Protectors. The novel faces problems with the ranching families in the area. In this particular novel, cattle are missing and a young man is killed, without any clear understanding of what is happening.
Dunkin Kirk has returned home after a career ending injury in baseball. He has returned to Wyoming to heal and to help out on the ranch while he investigates what is next. However, it is clear that something nefarious is happening on the ranch and he asks for help from a private investigator Rosalie Young. Together they start trying to put the pieces together while the killer seems to be honing in on them,
Killer on the Homestead by Nicole Helm includes the mystery/thriller element with a romance like the prior book in the series. The books can be read independently of each other. Nicole Helm’s book Killer on the Homestead is a good read.
Dunkin Kirk has returned home after a career ending injury in baseball. He has returned to Wyoming to heal and to help out on the ranch while he investigates what is next. However, it is clear that something nefarious is happening on the ranch and he asks for help from a private investigator Rosalie Young. Together they start trying to put the pieces together while the killer seems to be honing in on them,
Killer on the Homestead by Nicole Helm includes the mystery/thriller element with a romance like the prior book in the series. The books can be read independently of each other. Nicole Helm’s book Killer on the Homestead is a good read.
September 20, 2025
Killer on the Homestead by Nicole Helm is a great contemporary romance with a bit of murder and mystery involved. A young man returns home after his career in baseball ends. He injured his shoulder which may never go back to the way it was before the injury. He's resting at home and finds out cows are disappearing from his parents' farm. His mother asks him to ask the woman next door who does investigative services. He grew up alongside the woman but now, she is even more beautiful. There is attraction between them but they put the mystery of the cows missing first. It turns from a mystery of theft to something more sinister as they delve deeper into the case. Family is a forefront theme in this read.
I received this copy from the publisher. This is my voluntary review.
I received this copy from the publisher. This is my voluntary review.
October 1, 2025
BY THE TEETH OF MY SKIN I FINISHED THIS ON 09/30 AT 11:57!!! I almost didn't finish, but I did & it's my third book for September!! I'm proud of myself!! Three books in one month!!
As for the book, I give it four stars, it was a beautiful book I absolutely recommend!! I just wished it focused more on the suspense than the slice of life, if I want that I'll pick up a different country book. But it was still cute!!!
As for the book, I give it four stars, it was a beautiful book I absolutely recommend!! I just wished it focused more on the suspense than the slice of life, if I want that I'll pick up a different country book. But it was still cute!!!
October 5, 2025
Excitement
I loved the storyline, and all the excitement that went with the story.
The characters were interesting and kept me wanting to read.
It had me guessing who the bad person was in the story, was surprise who it was.
I loved the storyline, and all the excitement that went with the story.
The characters were interesting and kept me wanting to read.
It had me guessing who the bad person was in the story, was surprise who it was.
November 26, 2025
Enjoyed the mystery and the romance! Lately a number of Intrigues have been more action than mystery so I enjoyed that this one truly was a mystery. The romance was sweet. Duncan was an easy character to like. This can be read stand alone.
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August 2, 2025Romantic Suspense, Police Procedural Mystery & Detective, Western Romance
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Bent County Protectors (Book #2)
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August 2, 2025Romantic Suspense, Police Procedural Mystery & Detective, Western Romance
Miniseries
Bent County Protectors (Book #2)
Miniseries
Bent County Protectors (Book #2)
September 22, 2025
Great read! This one had the bonus of including characters from a previous book and I love when that happens.
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