Detective Brady Lindstrom deals in death, and not just because he's a homicide cop with the slaughter of a century to solve. Ten years ago, vampires murdered his lover. Ever since, he's looked over his shoulder, ready for vampires to strike again. Or maybe just the one he loved.<br><br>Exhausted and angry about the needless deaths he has to investigate, Brady worries the killers he's looking for aren't even human. Those fears are compounded by an unexpected visitor, the battered and nearly broken Cole Singer, the lover he'd long ago given up for dead.<br><br>When Cole offers to trade information on the killers in exchange for sanctuary, Brady realizes he doesn't have a choice. It isn't about justice. He simply can't turn his back on the face of the only man he's ever loved. Even if he's a vampire.

Bridge Over Troubled Water

Except it did. That lifeis lost. A lookalike lying on his couch couldn’t change that.


When Brady didn’t move, Cole sighed. “If you’re not going to sleep, do you want to talk? It’s been a long time.”


Brady folded his arms over his chest. It hid the slight tremor in his hands. “About what? Who’s seen the most dead bodies over the past ten years?”


“I know you have questions. You think you know the answers, but you don’t. So ask. I won’t lie to you.”


“Oh, that’s a good one. The vampire promises to tell the truth.” Brady shook his head. “Why do you continue treating me like I’m stupid? You, of all people, should know better.”


“You’re right. I do know better.”


Chapter 9