The Truth As He Knows It

Lies are the chains that keep you weighed down at rock bottom.Perspectives, Book 1Officer Noel Carlson isn’t out to anyone in small-town Stratton, Pennsylvania, only todistant friends and family, so a relationship is out of the question. That doesn’t stop himfrom wanting one, though.When a night-shift call brings him face to thonged butt with a hired stripper whosegirl-party gig went terribly wrong, Noel takes pity on the guy and lets him go. But he can’tget the encounter out of his mind.Shane has big-time debts to repay, especially to the brother who sacrificed nearlyeverything for him. His two jobs, in a deli and as a stripper, leave him no time for a sociallife. But a non-date of hot sex and takeout food with Noel? He can squeeze that in.The bond they form is stronger than either expected or wanted. Especially since thestep Shane’s about to take to put his brother—and his soul—back in the black isn’t quitelegal. And he never calculated just how much his determination to make things right willcost him in the end.Warning: Following on from the Cost of Repairs series, this book contains a closetedcop who’s looking for love, an indebted stripper who doesn’t believe he’s worthy, and atasteful abundance of dirty guy sex. Also contains references to past physical abuse somereaders may find disturbing.