Temporary Partner opens a few months later when Quaid is called in after a five-month-old baby goes missing, snatched from the back-yard of his very well-to-do family home.

It’s not absolutely necessary to read that first, but it’s a quick read and a fun introduction to the characters. Of course, the department playboy – Doyle – is partnered with the standoffish, anally-retentive Valor, and while neither is impressed with the other, they’re rather annoyed to find they work surprisingly well together. There’s a long-standing and not at all friendly rivalry between Homicide and the MPU at the Toronto Police Service, and in that story, the higher-ups arrange a team-building exercise in which a detective from one division partners with a detective from the other in order to solve a case-like puzzle. In the short prequel, Department Rivals (available through the author’s newsletter), we were introduced to detectives Quaid Valor of the Missing Persons Unit and Aslan Doyle (yes, his mother was a Narnia fan!) from Homicide. It’s a thoroughly entertaining read and I raced through it in a couple of sittings it’s fast-paced, tightly-plotted and the sexual tension between the two leads is off-the-charts. Maybe Aslan is exactly the kind of distraction he needs. Temporarily at least.Temporary Partner, the first book in a new series of romantic mysteries from Nicky James, features two rival detectives who team up to solve a missing persons case. Getting involved with Aslan would be a huge mistake. But as tension with the case builds, Quaid keeps forgetting he’s supposed to hate this new partner. And much to Quaid’s chagrin, Aslan seems to have set his sights on Quaid as his next conquest. Quaid doesn’t have time to deal with Aslan’s flirty behavior when he’s trying to solve a case and juggle his cheating ex’s incessant interruptions. It doesn’t matter how attractive Aslan is or the undeniable chemistry they seem to have. He’s bold, outspoken, arrogant, and the office playboy. more » accept help from his rival, homicide detective Aslan Doyle, if he wants to get the job done.Īslan is Quaid’s opposite in every way. Unfortunately, Quaid’s partner isn’t available, and his team is spread thin. Can two rivals work together to solve a case? - When an infant is taken from his carriage in broad daylight, missing persons detective Quaid Valor must race against the clock to find the child and bring him safely home to his family.

Temporary Partner by Nicky James