"Trust didn't always go both ways, and Grady Donehue had learned that the hard way. He hadn't learned better after the first betrayal, but he wasn't going to make the same mistake a third time. Striking up a strange friendship with the equally strange–and straight–soldier, Lake, who had sunshine in his eyes? Grady could do that. He could even handle helping Lake figure out he might not be so straight after all, in a very hands-on way. But falling in love? No, thanks.
Lake McKenna has spent his whole life absolutely confident in who he is and what he wants. Even when the picture-perfect future he'd always envisioned seemed further away than ever, none of his plans had included another man. But the more time Lake spends with his new friend—grumpy and sneaky-sexy detective, Grady—the more he thinks that maybe what he really needs is something different than what he had always imagined.
Neither man was prepared for the other, but Lake is nothing if not flexible. Doubt isn't part of his makeup. He knows how much more incredible they could be together if only Grady could see it too. But Grady has to decide if Lake is worth risking his heart again, and whether he's brave enough to see if it really is third time lucky."
"Kendrick
Work partner. Life partner. Complicated. Mine.
That's how I describe Spencer. The most important thing being that he's mine. I may not get all of him, but I get as much of him as he can give me. That's all I need. But the want, the desire, it lives under the surface, longing for something, for more, but knowing that more is about as likely as me walking away from him. Never. Gonna. Happen.
Spencer
The only thing that exceeds my obsession with possessing Kendrick is my love for the man—and my ability to do my job. Well, as long as he's not clouding my thoughts.
His existence fuels me. His presence energizes me. His touch grounds me. I need him. And I want him to need me the same way. The thought of him getting the one thing I can't give him from someone else? Death would be more merciful than I would be to whomever had him that way. He's mine. No one touches what's mine.
Then a case falls in our laps. One that shouldn't exist. One that can't exist. One that needs what we do best. One that changes everything."
"Five men, one love story.
None of them knew how many pieces they were missing until they all slotted into place.
Jericho thinks his life is complete, and that he doesn't need anyone else. Quinn is sure he can never get back what he's lost. Will wants to be a piece of someone's heart, the hero of their story. Peyton fights his nightmares alone, struggling against the tide, his own dark thoughts an anchor. Sebastian's hardened heart keeps him from letting anyone else in, too afraid to be hurt again.
Now real happiness, together, is within their grasp. Everything might be perfect if it weren't for the man who wants all of their heads and won't stop until he has them. It will take everything the five men have to reach for their happily ever after.
When the worst happens and their precarious foundation crumbles around them, is the love they weren't prepared for going to be enough to keep them together . . . and alive?
Contains mature themes."
"Jericho Rowlands spent most of his life living under different names, doing the dirty work required to keep Sydney safe. His time as Warren Boiler had put him on a collision course with Sebastian—the lawyer who kept him out of jail—and also brings him into contact with the three men who are such an important part of Sebastian's life. Jericho is only supposed to be keeping Sebastian alive; that's easier said than done when chemistry like he's never felt before flares between him and all four men. Quinn, Peyton, Will, and Sebastian have the weight of history and mistakes and missed opportunities between all of them, making an already-complicated situation harder. None of them can deny the magnetic pull holding them together as they try to muddle through what their new normal will look like. Jericho isn't supposed to be part of it, but they can't ignore their instant connection. The past has led them to where they are, but the threats of the present could end any chance for a future together. Sebastian and 'Warren's' names are on a list, and everyone else on it is dying one by one. Quinn is racing against the clock, trying to figure out who's gunning for them from the shadows. Quinn and Will are standing on one side of the law, Peyton and Jericho hold the other, but even that might not be enough to keep Sebastian out of the crosshairs.
Contains mature themes."
"Detective Quinn Hughes doesn't have many regrets in life, but Sebastian Devlin is the biggest. As a cop and a defense lawyer, the deck was stacked against them to start with, but Quinn was the one who left a burning inferno behind him. Missing his chance with ex-Special Forces Commando Peyton Sinclair is a close second on his regrets list, but Quinn isn't going to ruin the happiness Peyton has found with fellow police officer Will McMahon for anything—not even a chance at his own happiness.
Best friends Will McMahon and Peyton Sinclair have been hooking up for years, content with their arrangement and the comfort they get from it. When Sebastian—the hot lawyer they picked up at the club the night before—stumbles over a dead body in their kitchen on his way out, calling Quinn is instinctive for them. Years of unacknowledged tension between Peyton and Quinn is a sore point, but Peyton trusts that Quinn will figure out the mess they've landed in. They're hoping Quinn can move fast—before one of them becomes the next dead body. If they can survive long enough to get some answers, maybe the four of them together are going to be the catalyst for a future that's more wildly different than anything they'd ever imagined.
Contains mature themes."
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