How far would you be willing to go to reveal the truth?
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The Burnt is the third book in the Declan Hunt Mysteries series.
How far would you be willing to go to reveal the truth?
Finding work-life balance isn’t always easy when you’re sleeping with the boss. Charlie Watts is stressed as he studies for his private investigator’s license, starts taking on his own cases and navigates his relationship with Declan Hunt. He thinks he can handle it, but every time their relationship is going well, work always gets in the way.
While Charlie investigates a threatening note that appears to be from a boy who mysteriously disappeared ten years ago, Declan tries to find the meaning behind the final words of a man who was brutally murdered. As Declan and Charlie work to solve these mysteries, secrets from the past are exposed, Charlie is haunted by ghostly dreams and Declan is forced to confront some terrible truths from a hidden past.
Ultimately, the truth will be revealed, but at what cost? And will Declan and Charlie be able to solve the mystery of where they want to go next with their relationship before things at work take a terrible turn?
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Publisher: Entwined Publishing
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Pairings: M-M
Heat Level: 2
Romantic Content: 3
Ending: Click here to reveal
Character Identities: Gay
Protagonist 1 Age: 36-45
Protagonist 2 Age: 18-25
Tropes: Age Difference
Word Count: 60 000
Setting: Calgary, Alberta, Canada
Languages Available: English
Series Type: Continuous / Same Characters
Excerpt from The Burnt
Charlie tossed and turned in bed. He got up to go to the bathroom, but something was wrong. He looked over and Declan was sound asleep, snoring softly. The only light in the room came from the alarm clock on Declan’s side table. The clock read three a.m. Charlie scanned the room. He sensed he was being watched. If something was about to go down, Charlie had to be sure it wasn’t just his imagination.
READ MOREThere was definitely movement in the shadows beside the bathroom door. Someone stepped into view. It was Dave, the burned barista from Charlie’s dream the other night. The ghost sipped at his coffee, and as he stared at Charlie, something began to happen. A delicate shimmer surrounded Dave, then he began to shrink. Whatever was happening, it didn’t seem to concern him. He just stood, stared, sipped and shrank…and altered form. As his height diminished, his proportions changed. His skin was no longer blackened and tattered. Dave was changing into a young boy. Was this what he looked like as a kid? Charlie wondered.
Dave was also dressed differently. He wore a little sailor suit complete with cap. His skin had reverted to the fresh pink of a healthy young child. And Dave now had hair! It was long, curly and blond. The young Dave smiled at Charlie and winked, then ran into the shadows calling out, “Bye, Baby Bunting. Daddy’s gone a-hunting, to get a little rabbit-skin, to hide his baby bunting in. Find me!”
Charlie tried to scream, but nothing came out.
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