What do you do when someone attempts to frame you for the murder of your roommate? That's the problem facing kinetic artist Trev Eldridge. Although Detective Quint Hawk determines Trev is innocent, it does nothing to assuage Trev's fears. While Quint sets out to discover who's responsible for the murder, Trev is befriended by Dr. Zack Kendall. As Zack helps Trev deal with what happened, the two men begin to bond. At the same time, artist Clay Richardson takes Trev under his wing, after discovering that he is a talented artist. Evidence leads Quint to a theory about the murder and who is involved. With the help of Trev, Zack, Clay, and Officer Lou Hernandez, they come up with a plan to catch the villains. With all that is happening, can the growing attraction between Trev and Zack survive before the criminals take them out of the picture ... permanently?

It Takes an Artist

“No. I mean…I don’t know. It’s more like, how can I stay there after what happened, Doc?”


“Call me Zack, Trev. And I see your point. That would be hard to deal with.”


Trev nodded. “I can’t figure out which would be worse—knowing he was killed there or wondering if the men who did it might figure they have to deal with me if the cops don’t arrest me for his murder.”


“Arrest me? I don’t think so, unless Detective Hawk was flat out lying to me for some reason. He said all the evidence pointed to it’s being a set-up.”


“Why? Okay, dumb question. I’m sure you have no idea.”


“Not a clue.” Trev frowned as he looked at Zach. Then something occurred to him. “Do you usually sit with your patients like this? I thought doctors spent all their time treating us, not discussing…things that have nothing to do with what’s wrong.”


“Then why aren’t you at home or the local bar? Wherever doctors go to decompress.”


Chapter 4