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

“Intro to writing, math, intro to social work, criminal justice…”


“You’re shitting me. Isn’t that some sort of pre-rec for becoming a cop?”


Tripp nodded. “Or for knowing what to look out for to keep us out of trouble.”


“I thought so,” Tripp replied tightly as he headed into the guestroom and closed the door.


“He really doesn’t like me, or trust me,” Galvez stated, sounding upset about the fact.


Maverick looked at Dirk. “In the interests of trying to keep the peace, should we tell him, since Tripp hasn’t?”


“Well after a month of working with him…”


“Guys, I’m right here,” Galvez pointed out. “What’s this deep, dark secret the kid has that you think is making him dislike me?”


Deciding he had to tell Galvez something, and that it really couldn’t be about Tripp’s sexuality since that was up to him to reveal, if he wanted to, Dirk paused. Then it hit him. “He lived on the streets for a long time. I don’t know if you know that.”


Chapter 55