Gideon Monahan is a man dedicated to what he does -- recovering stolen art -- to the exclusion of anything else, including a personal life. There's a reason for that, something that happened in his past that he can't forget.<br><br>Cole Newell is an archaeologist with a problem. He needs to find out who looted a dig he worked the previous summer, after one of the artifacts shows up at his gallery. Cole calls on Gideon to lend his expertise, which, much against his better judgment, Gideon does.<br><br>When one of the looters is murdered, they set out to find answers, with the help of Detective Quint Hawk. In the process, Cole realizes he's attracted to Gideon, even though he's certain the man is straight. After he helps Gideon open up about -- and accept -- his past, can the two men become more than friends? Both Gideon and Cole hope so, once they overcome the myriad problems facing them.

It Takes an Archaeologist

Cole smirked. “Keith knows I’m gay. He wouldn’t be all that surprised to find out I’d hooked up with my newest clerk. He’d probably think that’s why you’re working there. It would explain why I hired you when things aren’t all that busy.”


Gideon clenched his hands. “It wouldn’t work. Among other things, why am I staying here”—he gestured to take in the suite—”if I’m working for you and supposedly in a personal relationship with you as well. Okay…scratch that. Obviously I need to find a new place to stay—and fast.” He realized as he said that, that he was going to do what was needed to pull off the sting, even if it meant pretending to be Cole’s boyfriend. He repressed a sigh of dismay.


Chapter 22