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 drove with one eye on the rearview mirror as they went downtown to meet with Detective Kane. Intellectually, he knew the man who had threatened Ric and attacked Ethan didn’t know where he lived, or what he drove. Emotionally was another story. If it hadn’t been for Ric’s keeping up a running commentary on the various people they passed, he would probably have been a nervous wreck by the time he parked the car and they walked into the building. Ric told the desk sergeant they were there to meet with Detective Kane and a couple of minutes later he appeared.


“We’re meeting with my lieutenant,” he told them as he led the way to a doorway at one side of the detectives’ squad room.


When they entered, an older man got up from his desk, coming over to introduce himself as Lieutenant Archer. After Kane introduced Theo and Ric, they all took seats around Lt. Archer’s desk.


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