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

Theo smiled wryly. “While I figure out if I’m going to tell Mom?”


They made it to the corner of the block, in silence, before Theo said, “If I tell her, it will only upset her, and she’s still dealing with Dad’s death.”


“You never said how he died. Is that why you’re working at the travel agency with your mom?”


Theo hesitated before replying. “I followed in his footsteps, in that I went to college to major in business management, with a minor in hospitality. I intended to get a job with a hotel and work my way up to managing one, or even starting one of my own.” He smiled. “Big dreams that didn’t happen because Dad died from a massive heart attack a year ago. Mom was devastated, of course, and it took her…well, as I said, she’s still coming to terms with it. She couldn’t run the travel agency on her own, but she didn’t want to give it up. It was their baby. So, I quit my job and stepped in to help her.”


“Do you miss fulfilling your dream?”


Chapter 14