Undercover cop Dan Hudson is framed for blackmail and kicked off the NOPD force. Enraged about that, and the fact that his lover refuses to stand by him, Dan moves to Denver, where he becomes Dirk Steele. He finds a job working for the Powells, who are pawnbrokers ... and fences. When he proposes to them that he put together a team to steal on demand for the Powells’ less than legitimate clients, a deal is struck and the team is formed. The team consists of Maverick, a thief; Tripp, a street kid who shoplifts to survive; and Fey, another street kid who is an excellent pickpocket and petty thief. Now the question becomes, will the team succeed? And, equally important, will the attraction between Dirk, who has sworn off love, and Maverick -- whose credo is only down and dirty sex -- grow into something more? Or will they remain just 'friends with benefits'? Time will tell as the team takes on increasingly difficult jobs and a man from Dirk's past shows up who could possibly throw a monkey wrench into the works.

Wrong Side of the Law

“Theft on demand,” Dirk said. “The people I work for have the right connections. They find someone who wants something, we get it for them.”


Tripp cocked his head. “Sounds like a spy movie.”


Dirk chuckled. “Except we’re not going after state secrets. Just art or jewelry, stuff like that.”


“I have no clue how to break into somewhere.”


“Nope. I used to be an undercover cop. Now I’m…expanding my horizons.”


Tripp snapped his fingers. “I knew it. I called it right when I asked if you were going to arrest me. I can sense a cop a mile off.”


“Ex. Remember that. I’m not one anymore and I have no desire to be one again,” Dirk replied decisively.


Tripp leaned back, staring up at the dark sky, running his fingers through his too long, brown hair. It took a few minutes and Dirk let him have them. He knew it wasn’t a decision the kid could make lightly, despite the fact he stole to keep from starving—or worse.


Chapter 15