The boys from Golden Sphinx Ranch are trying to have a quiet breakfast in the local diner when one of them sees a man pulling a woman out of her car by her hair. Unable to let that pass, Westin rushes outside to defend the woman, his friends close behind. Before they can figure out what's happening, the man jumps into the car and takes off.

Lea Adams is now penniless, homeless, and stuck in the middle of nowhere. She convinces the ranch hands to take her back to their ranch and give her shelter until she can figure out what to do next. The only problem is, they think they're helping a woman on the run from her ex, but the truth will drop them in the middle of a fight that was never meant to be theirs.

It's been over a year since Ava O'Brien entered my life as payment for her father's debt. What started as a business transaction became something much more—a love powerful enough to bring me to my knees.

I was all in with Ava, ready and willing to give her everything. Then my life went into a tailspin. My father started cozying up to our enemy, our clan came under fire, and danger stalked Ava. But we didn't shatter until my past walked through our door.

Her revelations broke my Ava, and when she disappeared, it broke me.

Now the danger is more significant than ever, and what was exposed the night Ava left is purely the beginning. But despite the odds being stacked against us, I won't stop until she's back in my arms where she belongs.