Jake Chandler is a struggling small-town Florida lawyer, and his life is falling apart. His ex-wife makes seeing his daughter difficult, his boyfriend Noah may be cheating on him, and his money woes are growing. Jake hopes that a new murder defense case will help with his money woes, but his ex-wife Elena is the prosecutor. It’s bad enough she has to fight with him over custody of their daughter. Now she wants nothing more than to beat him in the courtroom, too.<br><br>And then people around him start dying.<br><br>First, an ex-lover gets his brains blown out while he and Jake have coffee. The danger comes even closer. Then Jake meets handsome FBI agent Xavier, who is investigating the crimes surrounding him. Can Jake trust this new man in his life? Is Xavier who he says he is? Or does his involvement put Jake and those he loves in even more danger?

Love and Murder

I didn’t hear the door open, but saw Xavier standing a few inches from me as I hastened to put the phone away.


“I think so. So what’s the game plan, Xavier?”


“There’s an agent following Ivan right now. He’s moved from a bar off Washington to a dance club, and it looks like he is trying to get some action.”


“What does that mean? Guns, drugs, what?”


Xavier leveled his eyes. “Umm, sex.” 26


The way we dressed for the night, I felt like I was the one who came off the tourist bus from Minnesota, while Xavier appeared like he belonged on South Beach, dressed to impress, ready to dance in every gay club in town. His perfect teeth, hair and style were more befitting a cover model for the local magazine. He ditched the suit back in the hotel, while I wore a white shirt I brought and jeans. He insisted I wear his suit vest, tie, and fedora to cover my face partially if needed.


Chapter 49