How far would you be willing to go to reveal the truth?
Finding work-life balance isn't always easy when you're sleeping with the boss. Charlie Watts is feeling stressed as he studies for his private investigator's license, starts taking on his own cases and tries to navigate his relationship with Declan Hunt. He thinks he can handle it, but every time their relationship is going well, work always seems to get in the way.
While Charlie investigates a threatening note that appears to be from a boy who mysteriously disappeared ten years ago, Declan tries to find the meaning behind the final words of a man who was brutally murdered. As Declan and Charlie work to solve these mysteries, secrets from the past are exposed, Charlie is haunted by ghostly dreams, and Declan is forced to confront some terrible truths from a hidden past.
Ultimately, the truth will be revealed, but at what cost? And will Declan and Charlie be able to solve the mystery of where they want to go next with their relationship before things at work take a terrible turn?
General Release Date: 5th August 2025
The Burnt marks Peter E. Fenton's fourth novel with Entwined Publishing. It is the third book in the Declan Hunt Mysteries series.
Peter's debut novel, The Woodcarver's Model,came out in April of 2022 and was a four time nominee in the Goodreads M/M Romance Readers' Choice Awards. The following year The Declan Hunt Mysteries series was launched with Mann Hunt which was released in the summer of 2023, followed by Hoodoo House in the summer of 2024. Both books were nominated for Goodreads M/M Romance Readers’ Choice Awards and both books have recently been released in Spanish.
Peter is also a playwright who has penned the book for four musicals including: The Giant's Garden, Newfoundland Mary, Bemused, and The Detective Disappears, which have had professional productions across Canada and the U.S.A.
He spent many years working in palaeontology in remote locations including the Canadian Rockies, the Northwest Territories and Nunavut. Peter currently resides in Toronto, Canada with his partner of over twenty years. At heart, he is an incredible romantic.
Find out more about Peter at his website and blog and follow him on Instagram and Bluesky.
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