Four of Deirdre O'Dare's best-selling M/M romances in one box set! Love and lust can strike at totally unexpected places and inopportune times. When two strong men fight a powerful attraction that slips up on them, sometimes a loyal and loving canine cupid needs to take matters in his or her paws to make it happen for a stubborn master! Contains the stories: A Cop and a Con: When a cop and a newly released convict cross paths, few cons can expect anything positive. Ike Hernandez meets a cop who seems different. Can he trust kindness to continue? Perry Parker became a police officer to help people. Could the man he picked up one stormy night be one? Dogjacked: Travel writer Trek stops in a small New Mexico town for gas only to have his car and dog stolen while he's in the quick stop. Officer Dan is a country boy at heart, and shy when he isn't able to hide in his uniform. Dashing and 28e Trek fascinates him. Does he dare to hope that Trek may pass his way again? Saved By Sam: When K9 officer Craig Rommel and his partner Samson burst into the club where Roy Dunham tends bar, he admires the officer but finds him overbearing. Then the team saves him from drug-driven violence. After he tends their gunshot wounds, he begins to adjust his impression. Soon he's trying to get to know them both much better. Schnickelfritz in Love: When Snick meets Athena, its love at first sight for the feisty miniature Schnauzer and the dignified greyhound. . Electrician Jake and detective Boz, the dogs' masters, are not as readily enamored but when forced to work together on a complex theft case at Jake's work site, danger and proximity combine to work aphrodisiac magic.

Canine Cupids for Cops

For a few seconds, Ike kissed back. Then he went tense in Perry&rsquo;s hold and jerked free with a desperate twist. He took two fast stumbling paces backward, breathing hard.


Perry almost staggered, shock roaring through him. &ldquo;Oh, man, I didn&rsquo;t mean, didn&rsquo;t expect—oh fuck, Ikrsquo;m sorry. Why in hell did I do that?hrdquo;


Ike&rsquo;s mouth opened and shut a time or two, no words emerging. Finally, he croaked what sounded like, &ldquo;It&rsquo;s okay. I mean I—Well, just forget it. It.rsquo;s all right.grdquo;


&ldquo;Anyway,&rdquo; Perry said, turning to head back out, &ldquo;I&rsquo;m on duty for two more hours and will prob&rsquo;ly be late. I&rsquo;ll see you tomorrow. Maybe I&rsquo;ll have something on this Feo guy by then. I know you&rsquo;re no drug pusher.&rdquo;


Ike didn&rsquo;t say anything at all. He turned back to the stove and didn&rsquo;t glance around once.


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