Reckless Endangerment (Chains, #1)

Drugs, murder, and blackmail. And, if he's lucky, an A in philosophy.
Kip Morales has sworn off dating. He's had back-to-back relationships that ended in disaster, and it's impacted not only his life but his grades. He's bound and determined to make it through this term without so much as looking at a man. That is, until he walks into his first class and runs into the tall, brooding deliciousness that is Baxter Griffin.
Still dealing with the aftermath of a rough breakup, Detective Baxter Griffin is not thrilled to be undercover as a professor at Elmbrook Community College. He's even less thrilled that uber!brat Kip Morales is in his class, flirting with him at every turn.
When the faculty member Griffin is investigating is murdered right in front of Kip, and then Kip starts being stalked and threatened, Griffin quickly runs out of excuses to ignore him. And the more Kip insinuates himself into Griffin's investigation and life, the more Griffin isn't sure whether he wants to kiss him or spank him. Lucky for Griffin, Kip is up for either—or both.
Reckless Endangerment is an M/M slow burn age-gap romance between a sassy, meddling brat and an exasperated, grumpy detective. It includes forced proximity, a BDSM discipline dynamic, spanking, a love of chocolate mint, and an inordinate amount of sticky notes. It is the first book in the new Chains series, a set of interconnected romantic suspense standalones that are set in the fictional Clancy County, North Carolina, all with some connection to the local fetish club, Chains.

Crystal D. Budy has a Master's degree in psychology and utilizes her knowledge to develop flawed, layered characters.
She lives just outside Cleveland, Ohio with her husband of nearly twenty years and their clingy black cat, Monkey.
An avid reader since childhood and writer since she was old enough to pick up a pen, she enjoys writing (and reading) about romance and mystery, particularly when they're combined.