Author: Amelia Cord
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The finale we have been waiting for! Liability & Lawmen is easily the grittiest and most emotional installment of the Eagle Hills Ranch trilogy. Sloane Sterling has been a polarizing figure in the previous books, but seeing the world through her eyes completely changed my perspective. She is a total chaos agent who is clearly running from a past she can't outpace.
Pairing her with Sheriff Jackson Miller was a stroke of genius. Jackson is the ultimate 'Lawman'—principled, stern, and seemingly untouchable—until Sloane crashes into his life. Their reversed Grumpy x Sunshine dynamic is electric. Sloane is loud, messy, and determined to get under the Sheriff's skin, while Jackson is a man who prides himself on control. The forced proximity creates a desperate, high-stakes atmosphere where the line between the law and desire becomes dangerously blurred.
The tension in the final act is incredibly high, moving from the quiet, suffocating intimacy of a secluded cabin to a confrontation that feels like it could shatter the whole town. Watching Sloane find her worth and Jackson find a reason to break his own rules was the perfect ending. The epilogue gave me all the closure I needed for the Klein and Sterling families. I’m sad to leave Cedar Creek, but what a way to go out!