Returning to San Antonio, Texas, after being stationed in New York, Mike Myles discovers the gay side of his home town. William Sheffield is an old high school buddy who introduces Mike to new friends. Chris Patterson, Jon Marsh, and Bill Kelly round-out the quintet of gay adventure seekers. From Fiestas to Rodeos and everything in between, Mike and his friends stumble through romances, outrageous adventures, lavish parties, and a world of which the rest of the city is unaware. This is the second in the Mike Myles series.

When the wife of an ex-mayor is found murdered in her home, Councilman Gus Reynolds and city bookkeeper Cassandra Thibodeaux become amateur detectives as they attempt to solve the mystery. Half of the residents of the small town of Serenity Hills, Texas, are shocked at the murder. The other half wondered why someone had not murdered Lydia Ferrell sooner. Gus and Cassie stumble upon one clue after another as they attempt to unravel the intricate web of local politics and money that led to murder. While questioning the colorful characters that inhabit Serenity Hills, they get closer and closer...

The body of a young man with no wallet and no identification is found in the woods of Serenity Hills, Texas. When Councilman Gus Reynolds discovers the identity of the victim, he and city bookkeeper Cassie Thibodeaux again join forces to solve the crime. After successfully solving the murder mystery in Politics Can Be Deadly, this time Gus and Cassie drag their husbands, David Hartley and J. D. Thibodeaux, and city manager Dede Kelley, into their unconventional methods of solving the murder as the amateur dectectives encounter dead ends, wrong turns, and amusing situations, and even danger.