But opening himself to this degree exposes Tom’s heart in a way he’s not sure he’s ready for…while the murderer’s trigger finger is getting increasingly twitchy. But is Phil’s interest genuine, or does he only want to use Tom’s talent?Īs the pile of complicated evidence surrounding the woman’s murder grows higher, so does the heat between Tom and Phil. Tom’s attraction to the big, blond investigator hasn’t changed-in fact, he’s even more desirable all grown up. Phil is now openly gay, and shows unmistakable signs of interest. And the former bully partly responsible for Tom’s injury. Phil Morrison, Tom’s old school crush, now a private investigator working the same case.

When he’s called in to help locate the body of a missing woman up on Nomansland Common, he unexpectedly encounters someone who resurrects a host of complicated emotions. The local police keep his number on file for a different reason-his sixth sense for finding hidden things. To most of the world, Tom Paretski is just a plumber with a cheeky attitude and a dodgy hip, souvenir of a schoolboy accident. NOTE: This is lightly edited reprint of a previously published novel.Publisher: Samhain Publishing (August 6, 2013) But Tom isn’t certain he wants to know the secrets he’s helping to uncover, while there’s a murderer on the loose who won’t hesitate to kill again-and this uneasy couple is moving right into his sights. The further they go with the investigation, the less they can ignore their shared past, and the more the pressure and the heat build between them. As a private investigator called in by the dead woman’s parents, Phil is sceptical about Tom’s unusual gift, but nevertheless quick to spot its potential to aid him in his work. Phil’s now openly gay-and what’s more, he’s interested in Tom’s personal charms as well as his psychic talents. Phil’s all grown up now, and Tom’s unwilling attraction to him is back with a vengeance. Called in by the police to help locate a body near Brock’s Hollow, he’s staggered to encounter Phil Morrison, his old school crush-and the closeted bully whose actions contributed to Tom’s accident. He also has a sixth sense for finding hidden things.

Tom Paretski’s not just a plumber with a dodgy hip courtesy of a schoolboy accident.

Pressure Head by J.L. Merrow