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    Linchpin
    Linchpin
    Linchpin
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    Linchpin

    By Jodi Payne

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    Quinn is sent in to clean up and is left with one very hot mess.

     

    Randall Quinn has been a cleaner for the mob for over ten years, but a particularly violent scene sets him to drinking alone and contemplating his options.

     

    At thirty-nine, it's possible this is just a mid-life crisis so he tries buying himself a flashy car to satisfy the itch, and agrees to take another job to test his conviction.

     

    He's expecting easy money when he arrives at a seedy motel to clean up after what the Boss told him was supposed to have been a simple execution. But what he discovers in that motel room is anything but simple, and from that moment on, every decision makes life more and more complicated.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherTygerseye Publishing, LLC
    Release dateMay 5, 2022
    ISBN9781951011765
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    Jodi Payne

    Jodi Payne takes herself way too seriously and has been known to randomly break out in song. Her queer MCs are imperfect but genuine, stubborn but likable, often kinky, and frequently their own worst enemies. They are characters you can't help but fall in love with while they stumble along the path to their happily ever after. For those looking to get on her good side, Jodi's addictions include nonfat lattes, Malbec and tequila any way you pour it.

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