Skin Game

Gabriel Karne is cautiously optimistic. Life seems to be settling down into a nice even keel.

It's a new year and the former con artist has a permanent-for-now address. No more rickety sailboats and living out of go-bags for Gabriel Karne. No surprises. No dead bodies.

Romance-wise, he and Ranger Man are easing into being a couple. A lifetime of habits is hard to break, but they're getting there.

Gabe even has a job. Will he regret agreeing to it? Probably but it's almost legal, so baby steps....