G.B. Gordon returns with the second installment in the Follow the Money romantic suspense series, perfect for fans of TV's White Collar. Working for the FBI has always given Nick Marshall exactly what he wants in life: control over his distinguished career and control over his playboy image. And his notorious hookups have always given him control over his admittedly shallow relationships...until his last assignment showed him how amazing it could be to give up a little of that control. Amazing and terrifying. Accountant Ben Coyne likes control too. Which is why waiting in vain for the gruff FBI agent to call makes Ben question his judgment and his heart. Just when it seems their intense chemistry must have been one-sided, Ben and Nick's lives collide again, and Ben gets tangled up in the money-laundering scheme Nick's investigating in Vancouver. And it's crystal clear the attraction is still there, hotter than...

Not all wounds are visible.Skanian investigator Bengt fell in love with fellow policeman Alex Rukow in a week. But that was a year ago, and they've been apart ever since. Then Alex escapes the corrupt and destitute island nation of Santuario and comes to live with Bengt. Happy ever after...?Alex's lifelong dream of leaving Santuario has come true at last. But he finds himself adrift in a society he doesn't understand. Worse, past nightmares come back to haunt him, and after so many years of suspicion and self-reliance, it's harder than he imagined to trust someone else.Bengt just wants Alex to share his comfortable life. But the more he tries to give, the more Alex pulls away. Their physical connection couldn't be better, but Bengt can't seem to get through to his difficult, taciturn lover outside the bedroom. Meanwhile, he has his own demons to confront — not to mention a serial killer on the loose.Bengt and Alex must dig deep for the courage to face...

A gruff FBI agent and an adorably earnest accountant team up in a riveting new romantic suspense series from G.B. Gordon A junior accountant at a successful import/export company, Ben Coyne is just beginning his career. His life is nearly perfect—until he finds his boss murdered, unravels a million-dollar embezzling scheme, and becomes the target of a madman. An FBI agent is assigned to protect him, but with Ben looking like the primary suspect, trust is hard to come by. Nick Marshall excels at his job, but despite a lengthy career as an FBI agent and Interpol liaison, he's still known in social circles as the playboy with the extravagant trust fund. He stopped trying to prove himself years ago, but lately, it's been getting under his skin. A protection detail is the last thing he needs, especially when his assignment is distractingly cute, blond and extremely off-limits. When Ben becomes the target, Nick is determined to protect him. But when...

Police teniente Alex Rukow has spent his life trapped on Santuario, his people's isolated home-slash-prison-island. They've been living in poverty under the tyrannical regime of their own elite familias for the last two-hundred years, ever since their generation ship landed on the planet and found it already populated by earlier Earth settlers, the Skanians, who banished them to the inhospitable south.Increasingly shamed by the decisions of their ancestors, the Skanians seek to open their borders. But dissent exists on both sides, and in the midst of this explosive political situation, a dead body appears on the island.Bengt, a Skanian investigator, is shipped to Santuario to lead the murder investigation—which, he quickly realizes, the local teniente wants nothing to do with. As far as Bengt is concerned, things can't get worse than the brutal climate, his own memories, and a growing attraction to a partner who will barely say two words to...

Bonding over the blues is just the start — if they can learn to trust each other.Jack Daley left his music career behind — along with his domineering father — and is struggling to make a new life for himself and his autistic sister in Bluewater Bay. When a summer storm sweeps a handsome stranger into his general store, Jack is more than ready for a fling. No strings attached, because Jack can't share the secrets he and his sister are hiding from. Unfortunately, his feelings refuse to stay casual.Mark Keao is married to his job as a costume designer on Wolf's Landing. He's autistic, so he's used to people not knowing how to interact with him, but that doesn't mean he wants to be a hermit. Especially when he meets Jack Daley, who dances with brooms, shares his love of the blues, and gets him like no one else. But relationships have proven complicated in the past.Just when Mark is ready to try anyway, Jack pulls back. But Mark isn't giving up, and...

Arkady Izmaylov is a family man. He's also gay. In Russia. His sister Natalya has been telling him to get out for years, but it's only after an attack in the street that he finally concedes and says yes to her desperate plan of him marrying a stranger for a green card. Jason Cooley was taught from birth that he's no good to anyone. Then the military taught him he was good enough to save other lives, but that purpose got amputated along with his leg. He's now working security at Wolf's Landing and sending monthly checks to his ex for their daughter's education. When Natalya asks him to marry her brother, Jason knows right away he'll do it more for the mission than the money she's offering. But when he actually meets Arkady, his mission turns complicated. Jason quickly discovers he's not as straight as he thought. He's also the man of Arkady's dreams. Arkady must convince Jason that he's worth loving, and that Arkady won't disappear from his life like everyone...