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

“Now,” Maverick said, after giving him one more very tender, loving kiss, that Dirk returned, “we’d better get some sleep. We have a long day coming up, and probably a long week as well.”


Dirk got together with Tripp and Fey at their apartment to explain what he wanted Tripp to do while Fey was on her ‘date’ with Carter Wright.


“It’s not that I don’t trust your abilities to take care of yourself,” Dirk said for openers when Fey looked as if she was going to get pissed. “I’m sure you can under normal conditions. But if this works the way we’re hoping, you’ll be alone in the house with Carter.”


“And so? Besides which, how can Tripp be any help when I’m inside and he’s…where? Sitting in a car watching the front windows?”


“No. He’ll be inside, too, if Carter takes you in to show you around.”


“Oh, he will. I’ll make sure of that.”


Chapter 50