The Kensington-Gerard Detective series follows the careers of NYPD Homicide Detectives Jessie Kensington and her partner Zachary Gerard as they fight crime in the city that never sleeps. Jessie is a good detective, but is damaged with commitment issues that have a fearsome grip on her present. Gerard’s been around law all his life as seen through the eyes of his father, a hotshot attorney with a reputation for racking up not guilty verdicts on his son’s cases. That only adds to their already tenuous relationship.
Greed, betrayal, sexual tension, threats on their lives, abductions, and missing witnesses makes for an ongoing parade of cases that seem unsolvable, but the fascination of seeing the evidence mount, regardless of setbacks, the pieces of the puzzle always seem to fit into a nice neat little package. In the end, persistence on Zach’s part opens Jessie’s mind to the fullness of a life her heritage has denied her. THE KENSINGTON-GERARD DETECTIVE SERIES IS CREATED BY K. T. ROBERTS

Kensington-Gerard Detective Series

"That was a formality Harold insisted upon...I'm not a relative." Zach jerked his head back in surprise. He'd wanted to ask her more serious questions, but she continued talking. "I don't think Jake has any other family left. I know his mother died when he was three. Harold tried to stay home as much as he could and still earn a salary to support them, but he needed someone reliable, and that was me."


"Well, the kid didn't have any other family, so I guess because he saw me more than other people, Harold told him I was his aunt." Zach jotted down some notes.


"Well, it means that Family Services won't be interviewing you to be Jake's guardian."


"But I'm the only Ôso-called' relative he knows. I've watched him for seven years, so I might as well be a relative." She sighed. "Does that mean I'll never see him again?"


Chapter 70: SAFETY FOR JAKE - PART 2