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

As much as he tried to control it, Dirk’s reply was a whispery, “Right.” This is insane. He’s acting like…like this is a seduction that will end up in my bed again. And I’m letting him get away with it because…Because I want to be seduced? With the kids here? Umm, no. But later?


Thankfully, Tripp and Fey seemed unaware of what was happening. “It’s a big place,” Tripp said. “How will we find the guns?”


“I know where they’re supposed to be,” Dirk told him. He picked up one of the pieces of paper Powell had given him, to make certain he was correct. “In a display cabinet in the living room.”


“Undoubtedly well secured,” Maverick said, resting one hip on the corner of the desk.


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