In 2002, Mark Vincent, onetime senior special agent, ran into John, a troubled little boy, at a local McDonald’s. Concerned, although it wasn’t his business, he gave the kid his business card and left. Three years later, Mark is director of his department at the WBIS and married to Quinton Mann, the former CIA spook who now writes spy novels. They’ve settled into a life of quiet domesticity and are even considering adopting a cat. All this changes when John, now using another name, barrels into Mark’s life with a secret no one expects and on the run from an organization that wants him despite the collateral damage. What will Mark, the man known as “the best” in the intelligence community, do when he learns what this secret is? Will it affect his relationship with Quinn? And how complicated are things going to get when Mark decides to get involved?

Mann of My Dreams Book 5: Complications

“That’s too bad. I was going to ask what you were wearing and how soon you could get out of it.”


The sound of choking came over the phone, and I couldn’t help smiling, in spite of my disappointment.


“Too late, I’ve changed my mind. What were you about to say you’ll be doing tomorrow?”


“Hitting the golf course. And I’m gonna make you pay for that, Mann.”


He was silent, and for a second I wondered if I’d pushed him too far. I should have known better. He started laughing. “What time does your shindig finish tomorrow night?”


“I would think about midnight. Why?”


“Hmm. It’ll only be about nine, Phoenix time. I’ll give you a call then, and we can discuss what I’m wearing.”


“Listen, babe. I should be home on Monday, but I’m not sure if it will be in time to pick you up.”


“That’s all right. I’m a big boy. I can manage my own transportation.”


“True, but we’re supposed to have dinner with Portia.”


Chapter 38