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

“I wanted to be certain I could find a building that would work. I’ve narrowed it down to this or one other.”


Cole looked at him for a long moment, then, slowly, he smiled. “With you running things from here? While someone else is in charge of the one in New York?”


“That’s the plan. That is, if you don’t mind my living in Denver, rather than almost two thousand miles away.”


“Mind? Hell no, I don’t mind. I think it’s a fantastic idea.” He hugged Gideon before beginning to go through the two-story building. “You know better than I what you need. Will this be large enough?”


“Yes. It’s fifteen thousand square feet,” Gideon replied. “And ready to move into, as you can see.”


“What’s the other building like?”


Chapter 35