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

“What’s with Tripp and Al? They’re in some deep discussion and from the looks on their faces it’s as if they were in the middle of World War Three, or trying to end it.”


“Let’s hope at least coming to a truce of some sort,” Dirk told him and then explained what had happened while getting out plates and silverware to set the table.


“Wow. I miss all the fun. I do however have some good news. I’m now the renter of an apartment above the jazz club.”


“Excellent.” Dirk glanced at the clock over the sink. “Too late to move you in tonight though.”


“But we can go to the club?” Tripp asked from the doorway. Galvez stood behind him, one hand resting lightly on Tripp’s shoulder.


“We will. Tomorrow night,” Dirk told him. “As I said earlier, the job’s a go. I’m just waiting to hear from Powell that he got the down payment.”


“Before anyone asks,” Tripp said once they were all seated at the table, food in front of them, “Al and I are just friends.”


Chapter 59