There are also some nice secondary characters in this story with Detective Ruiz being the most interesting one. We are also shown some sweet and tender moments between Noah and Harry and these help to show a softer more vulnerable side to Noah and at the same time a mature, caring side to Harry. The sex scenes in the story, beginning with their first encounter in the bar's bathroom, are very hot but don't overwhelm the story. Noah and Harry, who at first appeared so different, one a hard working, reserved police detective and the other a laid back, fun loving bar owner, were really nicely written and I enjoyed the development of their relationship. As he works to figure out who's after Harry, Noah also has to deal with coming to terms with his past and his ever deepening feelings for Harry. As the men spend time together they form a tentative friendship and even though Noah wants to maintain distance between them, they soon become lovers again. When Harry manages to escape his captors, Detective Ruiz, Noah and Harry work together to figure out who kidnapped Harry and why. After sharing more information about himself than he ever wanted to Noah finds himself helping Detective Debra Ruiz in the investigation. Figuring that he's one of the last people to see him before his disappearance Noah contacts the Tampa Police Department.

It turns out that Harry is Harrison Knowles, a local businessman who's now missing. The next day Noah sees Harry's picture on TV. After sharing a couple of drinks they spend some time in the bar's bathroom before parting ways. At the bar Noah meets a sexy man named Harry. On his first night he decides to visit a gay bar, something which he rarely did back home in New York for fear of being outed. With no choice in the matter Noah accepts and soon finds himself in sunny Florida. Knowing how stressed Noah has been during the past eighteen months his lieutenant places him on paid leave and offers him the use of a time share in Tampa, Florida. After months of hard work it's a satisfying yet hollow victory. Eighteen long months later the NYPD Detective is in the courtroom to witness his lover's killer brought to justice. When Noah Tobin's lover is killed by a man out gunning for Noah he's left with the memories of his love and a thirst for justice.

In Hot Pursuit by Kate McMurray