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

“I feel like I’m in high school and the principal caught us making out under the bleachers,” Maverick said before breaking into laughter. Seconds later, Dirk was laughing as well.


When they sobered, Dirk looked at Maverick. “I guess, since the cop ordered us to…”


“We should head to…I’d say your apartment,” Maverick said, finishing Dirk’s thought. “The kids might get the wrong idea if they saw your car at my place.”


Dirk snickered. “Or the right idea. I mean if you want to continue where I think we were heading.”


“As you put it, not too long ago, down and dirty sex. Yeah, I could use some of that and apparently you’re not averse to it either at the moment.”


“Then why are we standing here talking?”


Maverick grinned. “Race you to the car?”


“I’m too old for this,” Dirk grumbled as they waited for the elevator in his apartment building.


“Sex?” Maverick looked at him with dismay.


“No. Running like that. I’m only just recovering, even after driving over here.”


Chapter 24