Private detective Chris Mason thought he only had to worry about his brother Dylan discovering he was dating Homicide detective James Harris. Dylan and their best friend, Ron Abrams, don’t like James, and Chris has to handle their animosity towards his lover. But then Chris is targeted by a serial killer who leaves snapdragons with his victims.<br><br>James leads the Snapdragon investigation as head detective. As each murder links Dylan and Ron to the killings, James questions Ron’s motives and his connections to Chris. Ron’s pet name for Chris has always been Snapdragon. Could there be more behind Ron’s playful teases than Chris knows?<br><br>When Ron’s attraction to Chris is exposed, their friendship totters. Is a darker side to Ron revealed? Could he be involved with the Snapdragon murders? And will Chris be able to solve the case before he becomes the killer's next victim?

Snapdragon

“You’re staring,” James whispered.


“I’m going to do that a lot,” Chris said, then lightly kissed James’s arm. He laid his hand on James’s chest and slowly moved it down, toward the temptation under the sheet. “I didn’t mean to wake you.”


“Oh, I think you did,” James said, snuggling closer to Chris.


Chris slid his hand under the sheet, then down James’s leg, teasing him. “Can you stay today, or do you have plans?”


James hummed as he let out a deep breath. “You certainly know how to get me to stay.”


Chris smiled, kissing James’s chest as he lightly ran his fingers over the base of James’s penis. “I want you to stay.”


James rolled him onto his back and then lay on top of him. “I do have some place to go today, but if you’re free for lunch, I’ll come back.”


“There’s someone I want to talk to.”


“Who?” He slid his hands over James’s butt as he tangled their legs.


“You’re making it difficult for me to leave.”


Chapter 21