24-Karat
Conspiracy
Series:
Precious Gems
Book: Four
Series is
recommended to be read in order
Blurb:
Love is the only gold
Former Ranger turned FBI agent Reed Acton faces his biggest challenge yet: a Christmas visit from partner Trent Copeland’s parents. He’s less equipped to handle hugs and holidays than the Taliban or international art thieves. When he’s assigned to track down a set of gold Babylonian artifacts looted from the Iraqi National Museum after the fall of Baghdad, things start to look up.
This time, Trent’s part of the mission, which takes them to exotic Istanbul. The crowded streets and labyrinthine markets fascinate Trent, but soon murder is on their trail. The investigation continues as Reed goes undercover at a US Army base, with Trent masquerading as his spouse. Surprisingly, fastidious and ever-fashionable Trent fits into base life right away and soon takes one of the suspects’ wives under his wing when domestic abuse rears its head.
Their faux marriage leads Reed to appreciate Trent in ways he never expected, strengthening their bond—until Reed has to confront the worst demons from his past: his relationship with his estranged family.
Former Ranger turned FBI agent Reed Acton faces his biggest challenge yet: a Christmas visit from partner Trent Copeland’s parents. He’s less equipped to handle hugs and holidays than the Taliban or international art thieves. When he’s assigned to track down a set of gold Babylonian artifacts looted from the Iraqi National Museum after the fall of Baghdad, things start to look up.
This time, Trent’s part of the mission, which takes them to exotic Istanbul. The crowded streets and labyrinthine markets fascinate Trent, but soon murder is on their trail. The investigation continues as Reed goes undercover at a US Army base, with Trent masquerading as his spouse. Surprisingly, fastidious and ever-fashionable Trent fits into base life right away and soon takes one of the suspects’ wives under his wing when domestic abuse rears its head.
Their faux marriage leads Reed to appreciate Trent in ways he never expected, strengthening their bond—until Reed has to confront the worst demons from his past: his relationship with his estranged family.
Pages or
Words: 240 pages, 72k words
Categories:
Contemporary, Mystery, Romance
Excerpt:
Trent had just finished
dinner with his parents and was walking back to the apartment when his cell
phone rang.
“It’s Reed,” he told
them and stopped to answer. He hated walking and talking, especially on the
phone with Reed. “Hi, babe. How’s it going?”
“I finally got back to
my hotel room and I’m waiting for room service. How’re you and your parents?”
“We just finished
dinner. You’ve had a long day.”
“Really long day.”
“Let me walk Mom and
Dad to their hotel and then call you when I get home.”
“Sure.”
Trent felt guilty for
rushing them the last three blocks and leaving with just a quick hug and kiss
before racing around the corner to his apartment. Reed had barely been gone
eighteen hours, but Trent already missed him. He pushed speed dial as soon as
he got out of the elevator on the top floor of the building.
“Hey,” Reed said. His
voice was all thick and gravelly, kind of like right after sex. Trent’s chest
hurt a little to hear it and know he wasn’t the one who made Reed sound that
way.
“Hey. You sound so sexy
right now.”
“Really?” Reed made a
noise that sounded like he was sucking on something.
“Uh, yeah. Well, you
did. What are you doing?” Trent paused. “Or is that who are you doing?”
This time there were
swallowing sounds.
“Reed!”
“Sorry, I’m just stuffing
down a burger. I haven’t eaten since lunch, which was about a hundred hours
ago.”
“Oh. Sorry.” Heat
bloomed at the nape of his neck and he ran his hand up along the back of his
head. “I like those sounds, when you make them on me.”
Reed laughed. “I will
soon. Promise.”
“You up for some phone
sex?”
“I guess your parents
aren’t around?”
“Sure they are. They
want me to put you on speakerphone.”
Reed made a strangled
sound, then started coughing. “Jesus, Trent, I almost choked to death here.”
“Is that a no?”
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