Deadbeat is a Contemporary Adult Romance, with strong language and sexual content from the outset. Danny and Scarlett are deeply in love but live in a world where good things are few and far between. Their two families work together without morals or rules and Danny and Scarlett are desperate to break free. Sadly, as Danny strives to make a better life for them both, it leads them to separate, leaving Scarlett at her father's mercy in the worst possible way. Seven years later and neither Danny nor Scarlett have forgotten each other, but they’ve both travelled down different paths - paths on different sides of the law. Now Danny is back, working in the CID, and investigating a crime that he's sure his and Scarlett’s families are responsible for, and he’s determined to prove it and bring them all down. With a love that's withstood seven years apart, will Danny and Scarlett find their way back to each other? If they do, will they find happiness, or will fear, secrets and their vicious parents conspire to tear them apart? This dark and gritty romance will keep you hooked, desperate for more and anxious for a happy ending.