Sex can be a dangerous business. So can love. On the worst day of his life, Wren Gallagher wants oblivion when he steps into Tricks for a drink. When a mysterious stranger steps up to pay his tab, he offers Wren the key to fulfilling his dreams of prosperity and true love. But appearances are not always what they seem. His savior owns the escort agency ? Louer, and he wants the young and handsome Wren as part of his stable of men-for-hire. Down on his luck, Wren figures, why not? He needs the money. When he joins, though, he doesn't count on meeting Rufus, another escort with whom he falls hopelessly in love. But their love story will have to overcome the obstacles of not only trading love for money, but ? Louer's dark -- and deadly -- secrets.

A Dangerous Game

He got up, wincing with pain but otherwise quiet as he walked, steadily as he could, from the room.


In the living room, he picked up the cordless where it still lay on the coffee table. He fully expected the movie cliché to come true and to find that when he tried to call 911, he would get no dial tone, that Martha Williams had severed the phone line. But when he pressed the button to activate the phone, a welcoming hum greeted him.


He made his way into the kitchen and saw the back door still partially open, the glass pane above the doorknob broken. On the slate tile floor, the glass lay in shatters, much like Martha Williams’s mind, he couldn’t help but think.


He looked outside at the still, hot, and humid day, took a deep breath, and punched in the digits that would bring them aid.Epilogue


Chapter 81