Ashley Ladd

American Beauty by Ashley Ladd, Ellora's Cave, February 2004

After screwing up his last case Lieutenant Brad Mueller's captain assigned him to a stake out. One where the studly lieutenant had to act gay and dress in drag because there was a place for rent next door of the place he needed to go undercover in, but the landlady, Kristen Engle, wouldn't rent to a single man. Brad goes by the name Bradley Miller and it's a good thing too because Kristen works at the flower shop he sends his roses from. But Kristen doesn't have a very high opinion of the ladies man Brad Mueller who sends roses to a different lady almost weekly.  If he doesn't solve this case there is a serious threat of demotion, so being attracted to Kristen isn't helping. And because he told her a sob story about breaking up with his boyfriend, she decides to cheer him up by setting him up with her boss, her very gay boss.