Jamie Craig

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

He would have loved to go back to Woodson, but after the events of yesterday, he knew it was too soon. Horan might catch wind of it, and there really was no specific reason for him to follow up there. He could, however, call Chandra Cunningham and get a list of her current residents to cross-reference with all recent cases to go through the DA’s office, which turned out to be the first thing checked off his to do list that morning. She took his email address and promised to get the information to him by that afternoon, though she seemed less than thrilled with the continued prying.


Chapter 48