Theo was twenty-five when he discovered something that would change his life -- his adoption certificate, with any information about his birthmother other than her given names, Lilliana Nichole, blacked out. His father is dead and his mother away on business, so he can't ask them why they hadn't told him he was adopted ... and why the certificate had been defaced. He decides his only recourse is to hire a private detective agency to search for Lilliana.<br><br>It doesn't take long for Ric Baron of Moore Investigations to determine that locating Lilliana might be impossible. But he's more than willing to give it his all for the interesting young man who asked for the agency's help.<br><br>Soon after Ric begins his search, he receives a threatening email from someone who wants him to stop looking for Lilliana. From there, things escalate as Ric and Theo deal with the aftermath of the threat and their growing interest in each other. Can they learn the man's identity before he discovers Theo is Lilliana's son and goes after him? Only time will tell.

A Secret Uncovered

“Who? Theo?” Ethan said from the doorway. “I saw him leaving.”


Ric swung around, grumbling, “Could you at least knock first?”


Ethan grinned. “I could, but then I wouldn’t have heard what you said. I take it something happened, other than you telling him what you’ve found out.”


“I’m not sure. I complimented him and his reaction wasn’t at all what I expected. Then he beat it out of here like the hounds of Hell were after him.”


“Interesting way to put it. I don’t see you as one of them.” Ethan cocked his head in question. “Are you interested in him?”


Ric shrugged. “I could be, if the circumstances were different. I don’t think coming on to a client is a good policy.”


“Not really,” Ethan agreed. “But afterward, when he’s not…”


“Yeah, I thought of that. Damn it, Ethan, I barely know him.”


“Then do something about it, but not, as I said, until after you’ve solved his case.”


“And if he doesn’t like what I find out?”


Chapter 10