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

Jessie slid a damp cloth over the surface of the coffee table to remove the dust and moved the table to the center of the room. Placing the two large pillows underneath, she smiled because that was Zach's favorite place to eat. 


She lit a candle, set the table with napkins and chopsticks, then walked to the CD player and slid in his favorite jazz artist. A nervous feeling ached in her stomach and had her wondering if he'd even show up after the way they'd left things earlier in the day. Pushing the negativity aside, she began humming to distract her thoughts.


Glancing around her spacious home in Gramercy Park, she eyed the furniture in the living room with satisfaction knowing it was the actual antique furniture she'd jumped on during her growing years. Most people viewed returning to your roots as a lack of growth, but she didn't see it that way at all. She saw it as a new opportunity to relive her youth...but only the good times...not the bad. 


Chapter 121: AWKWARD COMMITMENTS