Forbidden Fruit, by Edward Kendrick MM

When PI Sam Young takes on the case of a philandering wife, he has no clue it will lead to theft and murder.

And when he stops for supper at his favorite diner, he doesn’t know he'll end up meeting Jamie, a young man with aqua eyes who lives in terror of his ex-lover.

It will take all that is in him for Sam to discover who killed his client, while at the same time trying to protect Jamie. In the process, will he be able to convince emotionally battered Jamie it's possible to truly love, and be loved, in return?