title: To Protect Serve & Betray
author: Lacey, Leila
description: Alena Banner’s world was devastated when the love of her life was killed by two racist police officers. After a year of fighting for justice, having the officers get away with it was like pouring salt into an open wound. Alena began to lose faith in God and mankind, but decided to give her cares to the Lord so she could face the future for the sake of her young son. Seth Hale cherished being a sheriff and had known since he was a young boy that he would one day protect and serve. He’d always wanted to make a difference in the world, but his dreams came crashing down the day he took part in killing an innocent, unarmed man. The guilt and shame of senselessly taking a life compelled him to quit the force. He continued to spiral downward into a deep depression, before ultimately deciding there was no God. Four years later, a transformed Seth has moved into the house across the street from Alena Banner. She and her son, Ajani, give Seth a very warm welcome to the neighborhood and they quickly become good friends. The day comes when he realizes he is in love with Alena and wants to spend the rest of his life with her. After professing her mutual love for him, she succeeds in opening his heart again to faith and Seth finds himself on top of the world for the first time in years. Life is better than Seth ever could have imagined, but that all changes when Alena discovers who he is. To Protect, Serve and Betray is a standalone novel written by Leila Lacey, the popular romance author of the Curvy Goddess series.