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

“He’s got her back there,” he whispered. “You know what to do.”


“Got it,” he said, and looked toward the trash container. “You go in from one side, and I’ll take the other.”


The dancer grimaced when the attacker pushed the point of the knife against her throat, and hissed, “One word, bitch, and you’re dead.”


Knowing she was going to die anyway, all at once a scream burst from her throat, its chilling echo ricocheting up and down New York’s asphalt canyons.


“You miserable bitch,” the man croaked while her body fell limp. Realizing she had fainted, he quickly grasped her hair and brutally yanked her head back to expose her neck. Just as the attacker was about to make a deadly slice across her throat someone grabbed his arm, and twisted it behind him.


“Not your lucky day, creep,” Eddie said as he grabbed the knife, keeping him from making the deadly slice. With a lightning fast move, he then grabbed the mask and ripped it off him.


Chapter 20