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Protecting him was just to supposed to be another job. Until it wasn’t. Two years after surviving a brutal attack from members of his own unit, former Special Forces soldier Cruz de la Vega has found new purpose working for an underground vigilante group that offers justice when the law can’t. When he’s assigned to figure out who attacked a local gay rights activist, Cruz expects it to be just another job. But when it comes to protecting Elliot Wittier, he soon learns that the last thing he wants is for the intriguing young man to be just another job.

Nightmares and panic attacks following a horrific tragedy leave Professor Elliot Lawrence a prisoner in his own home. After months of relying on his sister as his only connection to the outside world, Elliot is desperate for a sliver of independence. But leaving the safety of his home isn't an option, not yet, and he reaches out in the most innocuous way he can think of: grocery delivery.

When Riley Raynor, a 50-year-old eye surgeon, is smitten with the painting of a dancer, it sets in motion a deeply intimate journey across three countries in search of the one thing missing in her life. Ana, a quirky mother figure and best friend who hilariously drives Riley to the brink of insanity, is devoted and true-blue. Young hip Sara turns Riley upside down and inside out, challenging her views of age-gap relationships. Quinn, the mysterious artist who painted the portrait of the dancer that hangs in Riley’s bedroom, brings an entirely new and unexpected challenge.

In this second novel of the Elliot Blake series, Elliot is promoted to Head of Claims at his insurance company. While he's investigating a death claim filed on behalf of Leonard Lehnert, the star of a radio show called The Shadow’s Voice, he discovers private letters written during the Second World War that upend his investigation and his relationship with his lover, Vito Vellucci. Vito's letters give a voice to the lives and loves that had to be lived in the shadows, and reveal a hidden past, never acknowledged by the world at large.

In 1940s Chicago, when insurance salesman Elliot Blake calls at the home of fight promoter Walt Winkler to sell him a new insurance policy, it's handsome boxer Vito who comes to the door. Vito wants something from Elliot, but it's not car insurance. In this gay story inspired by the classic noir novel Double Indemnity, obsessive desire unfolds in an unexpected direction. It's not a remake. You'll never see what's coming.