Disgraced cop Doyle McCann and former undercover cop Kord Verlangen are forced to partner on a cold case which they must solve or lose their jobs. Doyle is gay and out; Kord says he's straight. Both harbor secrets they never want revealed.<br><br>The case, involving a series of gay bashings two years earlier, takes them through the underbelly of Philadelphia's gay nightlife, and Doyle has reason to believe the Mafia may also be involved.<br><br>Following years' old leads is hard enough. But working together proves even more difficult as the sexual tension between Doyle and Kord rises and begins to overwhelm their focus. As they come closer to solving the case, their team is split down the middle, threatening to destroy any chance for them to keep their jobs. What will it take to get them working again and keep them on track?

Family Bashings

The ride up Roosevelt Boulevard wasn’t as bad as Doyle anticipated. It was a part of the city he hadn’t visited in a while and everything seemed new, if a bit run down in some parts. One after another, strip malls made life in Northeast Philly different than most of the rest of the city. Each strip held a different set of treats but the eateries were the best and most interesting. The ethnicity of the restaurants changed as neighborhoods whizzed by. Russian, Korean, Ukrainian, and others lined the way to their target’s home.


Kord, munching on more donuts was blissfully unaware of traffic, the city, or anything else. They reached Giorgio’s neighborhood well before Doyle expected.


“His house is a block away. I’ll find a spot as close as I can without sitting right on his front step.”


Chapter 24