Hotshot defense attorney James Scott always follows his gut -- even when it tells him an obviously guilty man is a victim himself. Homicide detective Owen Duke doesn't have time for gut feelings -- he lives by logic and evidence. And all the evidence tells him that Scott's client is guilty of the cold-blooded murder of a young ballerina.<br><br>Scott, a notorious media darling, is willing to risk his reputation and his career on the kid's innocence. But his undeniable charm is not enough to save his client's life. He needs Owen Duke, a man who stands for truth and justice, even if the detective hates Scott and his gut feelings.<br><br>What's supposed to be an open-and-shut case quickly becomes a quagmire of lies, murder, and rotting corruption. Suddenly, instead of being a thorn in Duke's side, James Scott is the only person in San Francisco the detective can trust. As the attraction between them deepens, they race to save an innocent man, but can they save their own hearts in the process?

Pas de Deux

Learning that there was a new detective to the case just confirmed his suspicions that something, somewhere, was not exactly on the up-and-up.


Scott managed to finish two cups of coffee and an espresso before he gathered up the documents and shoved them back in his case. He had a meeting with Hector Young bright and early the next morning. It would be their first since Scott officially took the case. It would also be, to Scott’s knowledge, the first time Hector offered any sort of interview. The fact that the younger man was so good at stonewalling hadn’t actually helped his case in the eyes of many, many people. Like the refusal to say something potentially self-incriminating was an incriminating act, in and of itself.


Chapter 6