Was it murder? Suicide? Or did Owen Taylor disappear to avoid prosecution for rape? No one knew, and the man's one plea for help was a cryptic note sent to his nephew, Jacob Blaine ... at an old address.
Jake finding this out came at a rough time for him. He was stuck in Texas, his estranged mother was battling cancer, and his dream job in Denmark wanted him to come back. NOW. But what was worse -- his lover, Antony, was acting as if he wanted to end things between them. It was shredding him inside.
However, Jake owed a lot to Uncle Owen, so he decided a quick trip to Palm Springs was in order, to see what he could do. What he found was a city being torn apart by a religious organization named PSALMS. Owen had had been fightin them until his disappearance.
As Jake dug into what was going on, lies, deceit, violence and treachery began to surround him. There were some wealthy, powerful interests revving up hate and distrust against the city's gay population, and behind it all was a shadowy figure who would do everything possible to keep their true motives hidden.
Even if that meant making Jake vanish, as well.
