Protecting Him

Oakland Detective David Derricks has the highest solve rate in the county, but one unsolved case haunts him night and day. Why fixate on the death of one attorney? David pretends he just wants to bring closure to the grieving family, but it’s more than that. Vincent Mancino had the perfect life, the perfect boyfriend, the perfect future until he was murdered under mysterious circumstances.He’s been dead for years, and David is still alive, single, and content enough. Until he meets Trevor, a reluctant witness who holds more than the key to this long dead case. David doesn’t scare easily, but Trevor makes him shiver. He barrels through David’s rules, threatening the detective’s neat and tidy life as well as his heart.Trevor thinks of himself as your average gay grad student who likes pin ball machines and nerdcore rap. His life seems downright mundane and he likes it that way. Until he overhears a conversation that sends his life spiraling. Murder… and they know he knows.Now stuck in a backwoods cabin hideout, Trevor can’t avoid butting heads and wills with the far too sexy and annoying Detective David Derricks. This place doesn’t even have wifi! His knowledge could solve David’s rapidly heating cold case, if the pair can survive the dangers and each other.David is all business and all about the case, but what is Trevor to do with his rapidly heating feelings? At least the woodland scenery is nice. So is the view of David... Trevor is definitely in trouble! What will he lose first? His heart or his life?Protecting Him is book 3 of the Hearts Intertwined series. It is best read in order, but not required for understanding, just nuance.Cop/Witness, Age Gap, Past Trauma, Witness Protection