Or maybe you’re ready for bacon and eggs?” “There’s lasagna and meatballs in the fridge. She-Who-Must-Be-Obeyed wants me in bright and early tomorrow, so…” He stepped away from Hank’s embrace. He inhaled the scent of Len’s pricey shampoo-vanilla and sweet tobacco with a hint of whiskey. On the drive home from the station, he’d feared the house would be empty. Hank, tired to the marrow, pulled Len into a bone-crunching hug, and Len laughed against his shoulder. When he turned, Len stood, arms across his chest, brown hair tousled. He knelt, spun the dial, and tucked the gun away. Let me put this away.” At the bottom of the closet, the gun safe sat on a shelf. Hank spun around, hand going to his holster. The rocking chair in the living room creaked. The windbreaker he shrugged out of hadn’t done much to keep the spring cold off. At least Len had left the porch light on.Īfter letting himself into the house, he placed the file on the end table, keys on top, and toed off his shoes. In his other hand, he held a thick file of case notes because the night wasn’t over for him yet. No lights on in the house and beyond late for dinner-starving and sleep deprived too. Hank rattled the keys in a one-handed grip to shake loose the house key from the rest. Torn between the errant soon-to-be-ex husband and the distracting, sexy stranger, Hank needs to focus all his attention on his murder case before he becomes the next victim Hank’s instincts say he’s more than that, and he’s rarely wrong. He also suspects his husband has one foot out of the door of their marriage and the specter of single life looms unpleasantly on the horizon.Ī murder resembling a previous one brings Nick into his world, a man who claims to be a mystery writer looking for a real-life resource. Homicide Detective Hank Axelrod is good at digging out secrets, maybe because he hides a big one of his own. He unexpectedly finds himself the champion of innocents and helplessly attracted to the homicide detective in charge of the case. But the murder of his neighbor brings danger to his door. His epic downfall lands him in witness protection, where he plays by the rules and keeps to himself. Nick was also in SEND LAWYERS, GUNS, AND ROSES, just a bit, where we begin to see his turnaround as a character.Ĭatch the review, excerpt and enter to win a $10 GC below.ĭisgraced FBI agent Nick Truman failed to save his sister, who was held hostage by a drug cartel until he could give them Alex Crow, who eluded him. This is the third book in the Heart and Haven series and probably best enjoyed if you’ve at least read the first story, HITTING BLACK ICE where we meet Nick as a bad guy in sheep’s clothing. HIS DARK REFLECTION features a cop with domestic problems and a former FBI agent, now disgraced and rotting away in WITSEC witness protection. Hi there! Today I’m sharing an excerpt, review and giveaway for a contemporary M/M romance suspense novel newly re-released from Heloise West.
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