Cold-blooded murder and hot-blooded passion. Memphis homicide detective Tony Costa's life is twisted with both. A killer is stalking prey in the bitter winter nights leaving a trail of victims with hauntingly familiar features. The blond-haired, blue-eyed young men resemble the vice cop whose bed he secretly shares. Afraid of revealing his secret to the world, he may be too late to tell the one person who matters. Ryan Nilsson wants more than a friend with benefits. Out about his sexuality since high school, Ryan doesn't like hiding his relationship with Tony, but he's not willing to end it. Asked to work with Tony on a series of murders, things heat up and not always in a good way. When an old lover resurfaces during the investigation, Ryan makes a decision that may be his last.

Deputy Sheriff Rich Taylor has many secrets. His sexuality is only the top of the list. Even his best friend Dan doesn't know Rich is gay. For good reason. His feelings for Dan are more than friendship. When Dan's injured, the thought of losing him forces Rich to admit his years-long lust has turned to love. An accident turns State Trooper Dan Fletcher's life, and his car, upside down. With his right hand out of commission, he has to rely on his best friend for his basic-sometimes intimate-needs. After spending most of his life looking for the right woman, he begins to wonder if he's been looking at the wrong gender-an impossible concept in their small-minded world.

Detective Jeremy Lawson doesn't expect anything from his one-night stand except sex. What he gets is a shooting, a mystery, plus some of the best sex he's had in a long time. Somewhere along the way, he also finds some tenderness for a lost soul in need of rescuing. David March has let his troubled past blind him to any kind of happy future. But when a one-night stand turns out to be a cop in shining armor, David begins to think differently about his life. As in, he wants one. But to have one, he has to stay alive. Note: For maximum reader enjoyment, we suggest reading Hidden Force (David) and A Helping Hand (Jeremy), where our two heroes were secondary characters.

Two years after their breakup, Detective Kyle Shelton didn't expect to see his lying, cheating, closeted ex. Especially not behind bars for prostitution. Bailing him out is one of the stupidest things Kyle has done in a while. Although letting his ex back in his bed probably ranks higher on the dumbass scale. Dustin Eldridge's lies about his sexual preferences have left him with nothing. Literally. He's lost his home, his family, his job and, worse, he's lost Kyle. On the streets, with no one to turn to, he's resorted to selling his body to survive. Then Kyle-of all people-comes to his rescue. Dustin can't fix the past but maybe there's hope for a future. Unless Kyle really believes Dustin added serial killer to his resume, along with hooker. Note: For maximum reader enjoyment, we suggest also reading Hidden Force (Tony and Ryan) and Hidden Hands (David March), in which these secondary characters were heroes.