K.L. Noone

Retired secret agent Ben Smith will do anything for his husband. So when Simon's brother calls from London to say he's being blackmailed, Ben and Simon pack up and head to the glittering world of English aristocratic younger sons and parties and incriminating photographs. The mission itself isn't complicated -- but it's a reminder of the past, even as Ben's been trying to move on.<br><br>Simon Ashley adores his husband, and loathes most of his family ... except for the older brother who once gave him a home. He's here because Stephen needs help, but being back in the family house stirs up too many memories, none of them pleasant.<br><br>In London, Ben and Simon will confront a blackmailer, face the past, and find comfort in each other ... with some leather and tea, of course.

Leather and Tea in London

The tiny firecracker of anticipation went off again, small and sneakily tempting. Back in the field. A field, anyway. A mission. Using those skills. For Simon’s family.


He stretched a leg, draped it over Simon. Did some more cuddling. Holding on.


Simon, reading his mind—that writer’s brain at work, even when feeling shimmery—said, “He’s your brother as well. You know he thinks of you that way.”


“Steve’s a human version of an untrained Labrador puppy, but he’s loyal.” Simon looked up at him. “He adores you. He thinks you can do anything. And…”


Chapter 13