Danger lurks around every corner and police officer Eddie Scarlett needs to stay focused on capturing a serial killer before someone else dies. A hot, sexy, blue eyed stranger is not a distraction he can afford ... or can he? Eddie Scarlett, one of NYC's finest cops, is a tarnished hero. According to the scum on the street, Eddie is handsome, hot, and dangerous, but he has a heart as black as death. He’s called a back alley cop because he does undercover work for the NYPD, making him familiar with every back alley in the city. When a crime spree breaks out, Eddie meets what he thinks is a whore with beautiful blue eyes. During their first encounter, they slam together like two taxis on Broadway. Before their relationship can even get started, Eddie has to go undercover. It’s the kind of case that will test the resolve of a tough cop, forcing Eddie to forget his blue-eyed lover, his own identity, and even his common sense to melt into the city’s back alleys and capture a master killer wielding a cold blade.

Tarnished Hero

But sometimes being mad is a good thing.


He had wormed his way into the position he now held because he was aggressive and pushy. Sure, he might’ve had to lie, haggle, and barter to get it, but so what? So what if he was a little greedy, tightfisted, selfish, and stingy? Was it his fault? It was the way he was raised, for God’s sake. He grew up in smoky rooms where cards, profanity, and stiff drinks floated freely around him until he was old enough to get in on the action. With eyes as big as saucers he watched as his father conned, cheated and lied to get what he wanted, so by the time Warren had grown into manhood he was as cold as ice under pressure. He was shameless, fearless and when it came to what he wanted, he let nothing stop him until he had it in his penny-pinching hand.


Chapter 9