When they were teenagers, Quinn MacGregor and Aaron Larsen fell in love over the course of one magical summer. It ended in bloodshed and tragedy. Now, ten years later, Quinn is back in Spruce Creek, Nevada, to inherit his family’s criminal cartel. His cousin Jimmy has been making friends -- and enemies -- in dangerous places, but that doesn’t mean he’s happy to hand over leadership to Quinn. And Jimmy might not be the only one who wants Quinn out of the way for good, especially if Quinn’s secret comes out. Aaron Larsen is back in Spruce Creek to sell his former family home. Aaron lost a leg in Afghanistan, and he’s drinking too much and battling depression and PTSD. The last thing he needs is for Quinn MacGregor to drop back into his miserable life. But when Quinn is shaken by the news that he left more behind in Spruce Creek than his bad memories, he turns to Aaron like it’s old times, and Aaron doesn’t know how to say no. The events of ten years ago cast a long shadow, and in a town where they can’t trust anyone else, Quinn and Aaron just might have to learn to trust each other again.

A Desperate Man

Quinn turned on the burner and saw a missed call from Day.


To his surprise, Day answered his call immediately.


“Well, two of the Skulls are dead, more of them are on the way with a truck full of trafficking victims, my cousin and I have both been shot and oh, the corrupt sheriff of Spruce Creek is in cuffs by my feet,” Quinn said, kicking dust at Henderson who turned his face away.


Day let out a litany of curses and then finally grunted. “Okay, I have some guys coming in from Vegas, and the bigger guns are going to intercept the Skulls on the way. They noticed something changed.”


“Yeah, something about…You know what, I’m pretty sure Jimmy will talk if you put him in touch with whoever. Just get someone here right now to make sense of this mess. I’m taking my family and fucking out of town as soon as someone else gets here.”


Chapter 68