Die For You

DIE FOR YOU BOOK CLUB BOYS BOOK 3 MAX WALKER Edited By: ONE LOVE EDITING Copyright © 2023 by Max Walker All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reproduced in any form or by any electronic or mechanical means, including information storage and retrieval systems, without written permission from the author, except for the use of brief quotations in a book review. SYNOPSIS TRISTAN HALL With a serial killer's crosshairs on my back, the world as I knew it is turned upside down. The threats are real, the fear is palpable, and my survival? Questionable. Enter Gabriel Fernandez, a hunky detective-bodyguard hybrid with a mission to shield me from danger. Our connection is instantaneous, sparking an undeniable attraction that threatens to melt us both on the spot. But yielding to our emotions could jeopardize my safety, exposing me to danger. Our solution? Draw a line until the killer is caught, then reassess things then. Except a looming question remains: What if Gabriel fails to stop the murderer in time? And what if our lightning-hot romance only paints a brighter bullseye on my back? GABRIEL FERNANDEZ As a detective in Stonewall Investigations' elite division, I specialize in high-stakes cases and perilous pursuits. My latest mission leads me to Atlanta, and straight into the life of Tristan Hall. He's alluring, captivating, and in serious danger. My task is simple: keep distractions at bay and ensure Tristan's safety while uncovering the identity of the Midnight Chemist. But how can I maintain focus when Tristan himself is the most tantalizing distraction of all? The stakes are sky-high, and more than just my heart is on the line. As the danger escalates, so do my feelings for Tristan, setting the stage for a case that will change both of our lives one way or another. ALSO BY MAX WALKER Book Club Boys Love and Monsters Midnights Like This The Stonewall Investigation Series A Hard Call A Lethal Love A Tangled Truth A Lover’s Game The Stonewall Investigation- Miami Series Bad Idea Lie With Me His First Surrender The Stonewall Investigation- Blue Creek Series Love Me Again Ride the Wreck Whatever It Takes The Rainbow’s Seven -Duology The Sunset Job The Hammerhead Heist The Gold Brothers Hummingbird Heartbreak Velvet Midnight Heart of Summer Audiobooks: Find them all on Audible. Christmas Stories: Daddy Kissing Santa Claus Daddy, It’s Cold Outside Deck the Halls * * * Receive access to a bundle of my free stories by signing up for my newsletter! Tap here to sign up for my newsletter. Be sure to connect with me on Instagram and TikTok @maxwalkerwrites. Want more Max? Join Max After Dark. Max Walker [email protected] CONTENTS 1. Tristan Hall 2. Gabriel Fernandez 3. Tristan Hall 4. Gabriel Fernandez 5. Tristan Hall 6. Gabriel Fernandez 7. Tristan Hall 8. 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Like the one I had gotten when I was supposed to be in the “happiest place on Earth.” A private detective I had reached out to was on the other line, and he was breaking the worst news of my entire life: I had become the target of a serial killer. Ever since then, my life changed. Fear commanded my every move. Anxiety gnawed away at me like a living force, feeding off my sleepless nights and restless days. I couldn’t write a single word, and for an author staring down the barrel of a hard deadline for a book he’d barely even started—that was the stuff of nightmares. And I was living it. I must have walked under five ladders, broken ten mirrors, and crossed thirteen black cats because I felt like the unluckiest man in the world. I dragged myself out of bed and managed to shower and brush my teeth, something that had seemed nearly impossible over the last week. All I wanted to do was stay in bed with the covers over my head, like a turtle tucked away in his shell. I didn’t want to deal with anything. Why would I when I could get abducted and killed at any moment? That was always quite a sobering thought. Steam still filled the bathroom as I opened the door, the cloud of vapor escaping into the hall. There was a small crack in the mirror that came from the medicine cabinet that was half on the wall and half on the counter. I couldn’t really bring myself to fix it, not that I was ever a handyman in the first place. I didn’t even want to call someone to fix it. In fact, I didn’t want to make or receive a single phone call for the rest of my (possibly short) life. If it was important, then they could send an email. My phone started to buzz in my gym shorts. I rolled my eyes and chuckled to myself, taking it out and wondering who was calling me so early in the— Shit, I thought as I read the time on the screen. How is it already past noon? I answered the call, walking barefoot down the carpeted hall that was in desperate