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

It was interesting that he didn’t ask about Gautier’s family. I’d look into it, just on the off chance they might decide they wanted my kid, even though they were estranged from his egg donor.


“Go take your shower. I’ll lay out some clothes for you.”


“Okay, Dad. You…you won’t try to take Gunther away from me, will you?”


“No.” I was surprised when he came to me and wrapped an arm around my waist.


“Thank you. I know he’s not important—”


“He’s important to you, just like Sam is important to me.”


He let me go and went into his bathroom, still clutching the bear. And in spite of my assurance, he locked the bathroom door.


It seemed like the kid was a chip off the old block.


That bear, though…I had to chuckle. According to The Boss, Perry had scanned it. All he’d found was the wedding band tied around its neck. Maybe one day I’d casually mention the secrets tucked away inside the old teddy bear.


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