Shelter for Penelope (2019)

## Series

Badge of Honor: Texas Heroes, Book 15

Originally published on October 22, 2019

## Official Blurb

> Dubbed the “American Princess” after her rescue from months in the hands of ISIS, soldier and firefighter Penelope Turner has struggled silently since her return to Texas. The media, the danger of her job, the pressure of knowing lives are in her hands…all of it and more has combined to slowly fill Penelope with seething guilt and doubt. Missing memories from her moment of capture cause even more angst. Is she responsible for the deaths of her Army patrol unit? And without knowing what happened, how can she be trusted by her fellow firefighters—or trust them in return?
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> Worse…how can she ever be worthy of the man who believes in her most?
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> It took seeing Penelope in the hands of terrorists—in viral videos seen around the world—for Tucker “Moose” Jacobs to realize just how much he loved his fellow firefighter. He died waiting for her rescue, then died all over again when Penelope abruptly left Texas, trying to outrun her past. Now that she’s returned, the kid gloves are off. Moose is a patient man, but even he has his limits. He loves Penelope, and he knows it’s past time for her to face her fears, and remember she has an entire tribe of friends who not only have her back, but need Pen to have theirs, as well.
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> In the end, Penelope will have to trust Moose, her friends, and most of all herself, if she’s going to make peace with her past…and have any kind of future.
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>  \*\* Shelter for Penelope is the 15th and final book in the Badge of Honor: Texas Heroes Series. Each book is a stand-alone, with no cliffhanger endings. Penelope’s story started in Protecting the Future, and over the years, she’s struggled with her inner demons. Read on to see her finally get her HEA.
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## Characters

### Main Character(s)

* Tucker "Moose" Jacobs
* Penelope "Tiger" Turner

### All Characters (in order of appearance)

* Tucker "Moose" Jacobs
* Penelope "Tiger" Turner
* Smokey (Penelope's donkey)
* Caroline "Ice" Steel
* Matthew "Wolf" Steel
* Christopher "Abe" Powers
* Hunter "Cookie" Knox
* Sam "Mozart" Reed
* Faulkner "Dude" Cooper
* Kason "Benny" Sawyer
* Alabama Powers (not by name)
* Fiona Knox (not by name)
* Summer Reed (not by name)
* Cheyenne Cooper
* Jessyka Sawyer
* Tommy Powers (not by name)
* Brinique Powers (not by name)
* Davisa Powers (not by name)
* April Reed (not by name)
* Taylor Cooper (not by name)
* Sara Sawyer (not by name)
* John Sawyer (not by name)
* Callie Sawyer (not by name)
* Cade "Sledge" Turner
* Elizabeth "Beth" Parkins
* Sawyer "Squirrel" McClay
* John "Driftwood" Trettle
* Roman "Chief" Proudfit
* Dean "Crash" Christopherson
* Hudson "Taco" Vines
* Blythe McClay
* Harper McClay
* Riley Young (Squirrel's mother)
* Charlotte McClay (Squirrel's sister)
* Natalie McClay (Squirrel's sister)
* Mackenzie Morgan
* Milena Rockwell
* Erin Paxton
* Adeline Christopherson
* Sophie Carson
* Ivy Melton (Penelope's doctor)
* Henry White (flashback)
* Thomas Black (flashback)
* Robert Wilson (flashback)
* Annie Grant Fletcher
* Emily Fletcher
* Rayne Jackson
* Harley Kelso
* Mary Weston
* Kassie Caverly
* Casey Shea
* Wendy Tucker
* Ford "Truck" Laughlin
* Keane "Ghost" Bryson
* Cormac "Fletch" Fletcher
* Beckett "Coach" Rawlston
* Aspen "Blade" Carlisle
* Graham "Hollywood" Caverly
* Troy "Beatle" Lennon
* Ethan "Ford" Fletcher
* Kate Caverly
* (Penelope's father)
* (Penelope's mother)
* Koren Garner
* Corrie Madison
* Laine Parker
* Coco (Adeline's dog)
* Hayden Yates
* Daxton Chambers
* Quint Axton
* Conor Paxton
* Makayla White (White's mother)
* Remi Miller
* Joel Miller (Remi's oldest son)
* Robert Miller (Remi's younger son)
* (Remi's toddler)
* (Remi's baby)
* Buster (Remi's dog)
* (Moose's father)
* (Moose's mother)
* John "Tex" Keegan
* Melody Keegan
* Akilah Keegan
* Hope Keegan
* Mickie Kaiser
* Cruz Livingston
* Weston King
* Boone Hatcher
* Lily Paxton
* TJ "Rock" Rockwell
* JT Rockwell
* Steven Rockwell
* Hope Drayden
* Calder Stonewall
* Carter Stonewall
* Billy Drayden
* Quinn Dixon
* (Fire chief)

### Characters Mentioned (but not appearing)

* Dane "Fish" Munroe
* Bryn Monroe
* (Chief's mother)
* Logan Anderson (not by name)
* Blake Anderson (not by name)
* Nathan Hampton (not by name)
* Ryder Sinclair (not by name)
* Grace Anderson (not by name)
* Ace Anderson (not by name)
* Nate Anderson (not by name)
* Alexis Anderson (not by name)
* Bailey Hampton (not by name)
* Joel Hampton (not by name)
* Felicity Sinclair (not by name)
* Grayson "Gray" Rogers (not by name)
* Allye Martin (not by name)
* Dakota James (not by name)
* Thomas Bauer (not by name)
* Jennifer Hale
* Emma McClay (Squirrel's sister) (not by name)
* Tadd
* Louise
* Wayne Everett Humphries (not by name)
* Ben Hurst (not by name)
* Jordan Charles Staal (not by name)
* (Penelope's major)
* Oprah Winfrey
* James Love
* Richard Hess
* Liam
* (Black's father)
* (Black's mother)

## References

* In *Shelter for Penelope*, Pen tells Caroline that Tex sent her the tracker. Wolf slipped the tracker in Penelope's pocket at the funeral service they all attended.