They bring her along on some parts of the job and are fine with incorporating her into the “family business.” The job was designed to bring them together and that worked to move their relationship forward. They have questionable morals and interact with their daughter mostly the same way they interact with each other.

Since we don’t see them grow up as brothers, we are reminded often that they are indeed brothers and the constant reminders felt unnatural and wedged in. All of this has already occurred and we get only a small understanding of their past from brief glances back. Casey and Boone have so much history growing up as brothers, being best friends, and then having a falling out. The book starts at what feels like mid story. The note at the end of the book states that Casey and Boone will appear in the next two books in the Auctioned series, but the story here stands alone. The Job is listed as being part of Dee’s Auctioned series, but the only tie-in to the series is that the men are Darius’ cousin and Darius appears briefly on page. A job has them working together again and this time they might walk away with everything they need.

It’s been four years since their falling out and the men only see each other in passing when visiting their mother or handling parental duties They both miss each other and their worlds have been off center since not fully being in each other’s lives. When Boone set up a scene to prove to Casey he wasn’t interested in men, a hard rift settled between the brothers. But Casey was in love with Boone for many years and jealousy and yearning got the better of him. They did everything together, including being parents to their now 8-year-old daughter, Ace. Casey and Boone aren’t biologically related, but they grew up as brothers after Boone’s mother adopted Casey as a child.

Just Desserts by Mary Calmes