The Shining Badge

by Gilbert Morris Book 31 in the House of Winslow series.

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Jennifer Winslow had known only the nest life had to offer-until her family lost everything in the crash of '29. Moving from New York to a small farm in Georgia, Jenny struggles to adapt to her tough new life. Then, through a startling series of events, she nds herself running for County Sheriff. Jenny soon discovers she has erce enemies among the local moonshiners, gangsters, and even the citizens themselves, who scoff at the idea of a female sheriff. Only two men support her: an idealistic young lawyer and a reluctant deputy. She nds herself drawn to both men and struggles to ferret out God's choice for her. In a blazing shoot-out, Jennifer Winslow nds her way, but not without cost.

Set against Great Depression, the story extends the Winslow genealogy through a specific phase of American or global history, using Christian conversion, family inheritance and romantic loyalty as its principal interpretive framework.