Life for Lou Travis changed drastically when, as Carlo Farro, he turned state's evidence on the two mobsters he worked for. He didn't know, when he was put into the WITSEC program, that he would end up falling in love with the marshal tasked with protecting him.<br><br>Walter Brooks certainly didn't expect love to come into his life in the form of a small-time drug trafficker. But it did. Now, under the name Wayne Bourke, he, his adopted daughter Rae, and Lou own a protection business -- and have for the last seventeen years.<br><br>Suddenly their lives change when Regotti, one of the mobsters Lou testified against, is released from prison. The man wants Lou dead. Can Lou, Wayne, and Rae stop him from finding them and putting his deadly plan into motion?

Under the Radar

“Definitely Chinese. It’ll be a nice change from what Pat cooked. Not that it wasn’t good, but…”


The restaurant wasn’t full, so they were able to get a table along one wall, far enough back that they wouldn’t be seen from the street. Lou had the feeling Walter chose it because he knew it would make him feel more comfortable. After they ordered, Lou took a deep breath. “Step one, done.”


“Yep, and you know what they say, the first one’s the hardest. Tomorrow, job hunting.”


Walter chuckled. “You knew that was coming.”


“Yeah, I did. And I can handle it. I think.” Lou replied, glancing worriedly around the restaurant before returning his gaze to Walter.


Chapter 13