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

While all that was going on, Gideon was also facing the problem of selling his place. It was early June when he finally found a buyer, and mid-month before the closing. Then he began the arduous task of deciding what was going with him to Denver and what to get rid of.


As he sorted through everything, he found an ornate wooden box, stored in the back of a closet, that he didn’t recall putting there—although he must have. On the outside, Robin had inscribed, Memories. Upon opening it, he discovered it contained mementos Robin apparently had collected during their time together. He almost threw it in the trash before deciding that going through them might bring him final closure.


Chapter 36