num_pages: 240
description:  Love is the only goldFormer Ranger turned FBI agent Reed Acton faces his biggest challenge yet: a Christmas visit from partner Trent Copelands parents. Hes less equipped to handle hugs and holidays than the Taliban or international art thieves. When hes assigned to track down a set of gold Babylonian artifacts looted from the Iraqi National Museum after the fall of Baghdad things start to look up. This time Trents part of the mission which takes them to exotic Istanbul. The crowded streets and labyrinthine markets fascinate Trent but soon murder is on their trail. The investigation continues as Reed goes undercover at a US Army base with Trent masquerading as his spouse. Surprisingly fastidious and ever-fashionable Trent fits into base life right away and soon takes one of the suspects wives under his wing when domestic abuse rears its head. Their faux marriage leads Reed to appreciate Trent in ways he never expected strengthening their bonduntil Reed has to confront the worst demons from his past: his relationship with his estranged family.
language: English
title: 24-Karat Conspiracy
publisher: Dreamspinner Press