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

“Dinner, and then we seal the bargain.”


“Whose bright idea was this?” Tripp grumbled as he helped put the last of the boxes in the truck Maverick had rented. “And didn’t anyone tell you you’re supposed to have the boxes filled beforeyou hire slave labor to help you move?”


Maverick shrugged. “Why do all the grunt work myself when I have you, Dirk and Fey to help?”


“Because?” Tripp shook his head. “When we get all this junk into Dirk’s place you owe me a drink.”


“You’re not old enough,” Dirk told him, overhearing Tripp’s words as he and Fey joined them.


“Yeah, he is,” Fey told him with a grin. “As of two am.”


“Hell, today’s your birthday? Why didn’t you say something?” Maverick asked.


Tripp shot Fey a sour look. “Ididn’t have to. Miss Tell-All here did it instead.”


“Turning twenty-one is a big step,” Dirk said. “You should be celebrating, not hiding it.”


Chapter 38