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.