Gideon Monahan is a man dedicated to what he does—recovering stolen art—to the exclusion of anything else, including a personal life. There's a reason for that, something that happened in his past that he can't forget.Cole Newell is an archaeologist with a problem. He needs to find out who looted a dig he worked the previous summer. When an artifact from that dig shows up at his gallery, Cole calls on Gideon to lend his expertise.One of the looters is murdered, so they set out to find answers with the help of Detective Quint Hawk. In the process, Cole realizes he's attracted to Gideon, even though he's certain the man is straight—but is he?Cole helps Gideon open up about—and accept—his past. But once they overcome the myriad of problems facing them, can the two men become more than friends?