Real Trouble

West Coast Forensics

by Elle Keaton

Part of the West Coast Forensics series:

Editions:Kindle: $ 5.99

Rule Breaker. Troublemaker. Heart Taker.
Needs him like oxygen.

Shot and left to die. The man he thought he loved disappears. A fresh start in a new place seems like the right choice for Deputy Soren Jorgensen.

Dany has secrets. He’s not on the island by accident and he’s not a nice guy. He's laying low but he must have been born under a bad sign because the very man he’s hiding from walks back into his life.

When Soren discovers Dany living on Piedras too, it brings back all the feelings he's tried to bury.

Immediately trouble starts to boil over--what side is Dany on? Can Soren trust his heart to him again?

Two men from opposite sides of the law: can they set aside their differences and trust their hearts? And survive.

second chance, mystery/thriller, small town, high heat, can't stay away, new start, shouldn't... does it anyway, reunited, what was in that sandwich?

Real Trouble is set in the Veiled Intentions world on Piedras Island. Soren and Dany first appear in the Shielded Hearts series (When it Rains). Real Trouble can be read as a standalone and is dual POV following our heroes as they fight their way to their HEA and is the first in the new West Coast Forensics series.

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Published: May 20, 2021
Editors:

Alicia Ramos

Cover Artists:

Cate Ashwood

Genres:

Action Adventure, Contemporary, Gaylit, Mystery & Thriller, Suspense

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Pairings: M-M
Heat Level: 5
Romantic Content: 4
Ending: Click here to reveal
Character Identities: Gay
Protagonist 1 Age: 26-35
Protagonist 2 Age: 26-35
Tropes: Antihero, In Uniform, Opposites Attract, Reunited and it Feels So Good, Second Chances
Word Count: 73500
Setting: Washington State
Languages Available: English
Series Type: Same Universe / Various Characters

About the Author

Thanks for stopping by, I’m Elle Keaton and I hail from the northwet corner of the US where we are known for rain, rain and more rain. I write the Accidental Roots series and the Never Too Late series, both set here in the Pacific Northwest featuring hot mm romance and the guarantee of a happy ending for my men. They start out broken, and maybe they end up that way too, but they always find the other half of their hearts.

I started writing way back when but only began publishing about two years ago and now have ten books out. Each features a couple in my little universe, sometimes there is added mystery and suspense.

Thank you for supporting this Indie Author,
Elle

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