Strangers with the same problem, Louie and Rita shared their anguish at being spurned by their same-sex lovers with two bottles of tequila, finding temporary solace in each other’s arms, knowing they’d never see each other again.

Nine months later, life got a lot more complicated.

Now, one year later, they’re sharing custody of LuLu, the child neither thought they'd ever have.

Or could love so much.

Then Louie’s boyfriend came back, filling their lives – and his tiny apartment.

The doting gay father and his lover weren’t a problem for the mother but finding new housing and a woman for herself seemed impossible.

And then there was the murderer next door...

Could Louie’s almost brother-in-law, Arlie the undercover cop, have the answer? His youthful-looking female Native partner, assigned to attract human traffickers, might just be the key to solving both Rita’s problems and the State of Alaska’s. But could well-meaning family members muck it all up?

A Diversity Romantic Suspense for all ages.