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Laying Down (with) the Law

A project of Riptide Publishing (see other related projects).

Permanently Closed: This project is permanently closed to submissions. We provide the following information as an archive.

About

To protect and to serve: the oath of law enforcement officers everywhere. For little recognition and less money, they dedicate themselves to our defense. Send us your stories with law enforcement officers of any type as the main characters—police officers, sheriffs and their deputies, FBI and DEA agents, park rangers, RCMP—and show us what they’ve got. Of course, those LEOs are solving crimes and stopping the bad guys before they can wreak (too much) havoc. So while these intrepid officers fall in love—with each other, with suspects, with victims . . . with the bad guy?—they should also be doing what they do so well: serving, protecting, and solving mysteries.

Country of Publication

United States

Publication Media & Frequency

Electronic Publication Electronic Publication
One-time publication
Print Publication Print Publication
One-time publication

Fiction Closed

Audience:

Unknown

Genres:

Romance Subgenres: Romantic Mystery, Romantic Suspense

Lengths:

Novella: 25,000 - 40,000 words.
Novel: 40,000 - 120,000 words.

Styles:

Open to all/most Styles, including: Mainstream.

Topics:

None found.

Payment:

No monetary advance + Unknown royalties No monetary advance. Unknown royalties.

Submissions:

Method: Electronic submissions.
Reprints: Reprints are NOT allowed.
Simultaneous submissions: Unknown.
Multiple entries: Multiple entries are NOT allowed.
Media: Text.

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Dates

Last Updated: 22 May 2026

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