When LAPD detective David Laine first encounters hunky party boy Chris Bellamere, it is to interrogate him about the murder of one of Chris' many sexual conquests. When Chris' efforts to prove his own innocence mark him as a victim, David steps in to save him and finds himself falling in love with a man who might be a brutal murderer....

Forbidden Crime In the dark world of leather bars and the frenetic coupling of the West Hollywood club scene, a killer stalks his prey. For hot young party boy Chris Bellamere, it's a nightmare waiting to explode, because several of his former friends and lovers have become victims and the ring of suspicion is tightening around him.

Forbidden Love In the gritty world of the LAPD, David Laine has his own secrets. As he sets about investigating the serial killings taking place in the city's gay mecca, he realizes his own closeted sexuality is about to be tested - especially when he begins to fall for the main suspect, Chris.