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

While she made up her mind, Dirk went to check on Tripp. The young man had three things set aside, a shirt and two pairs of jeans. At Dirk’s firm suggestion, telling him what he’d told Fey, Tripp found two pairs of slacks and another shirt. Then, at Dirk’s insistence, he chose some T-shirts for every day.


It suddenly occurred to Dirk that fall was coming, meaning winter wasn’t far behind. He told Tripp to find a good winter jacket then went back to tell Fey the same thing.


By the time they got to the checkout counter the cart was almost overflowing. Dirk was very glad he’d been paid the day before. He still had some of the money he’d come to Denver with, but still…


Chapter 27