When we last left the desert power couple in the first novel 29 Palms, Shane, the former government assassin, and his lover who had just left the Marine Corps, Kyle, were on their way to their wedding in Joshua Tree National Park just outside of high desert town of Twentynine Palms. Their drive to their blessed day was interrupted by a crazed loan shark Damon who demanded to know where Kyle's Marine buddy was. Ray was in deep debt to Damon...