He broke my heart once.

Now its my turn.

Gage:

Violence and I go way back, but waking up in a shallow grave in the middle of the bayou? Thats a new low, even for me. I didnt come home to Devils Garden looking for trouble, but this town is itching to pick a fight with me.

Now, Im stuck relying on the one man I vowed never to face again. Wyatt is older, smarter, and stronger. Better than an orphan like me in every way—and he made sure I knew it when he cruelly rejected me five years ago.

Me? Im everything he should avoid. But heres the thing: hes no longer treating me like a mistake. His eyes burn whenever he looks at me, raw and primal, like hes undressing me layer by layer.

But no matter how magnetic he is, I cant risk letting him close enough to hurt me again.

Wyatt:

I loved Gage even when I knew I shouldnt. Now, hes back—and all grown up. The reckless boy I spent years keeping out of trouble has returned a man: hard, muscled, and cocky as hell. Gage is a walking weapon wrapped in temptation, and Im falling again the second he looks at me.

But Gage doesnt want love. Not from anyone, and especially not from me. He doesnt believe in it. Ill settle for scraps if I have to. Ill take his body, his fire, his pain—anything hell give me—but I wont stop until he sees himself through my eyes.

But in a town as dirty as Devils Garden? Love might not be enough to save us.

Briar Phillips is no stranger to bad boys, but Derek Owens is a whole new breed of danger. He's a grumpy loner with a dark past… and he's still in the closet.

The hulking cowboy storms into Briar's veterinary clinic after hours, refusing to take no for an answer. He needs Briar's help and he needs it now. But with a body built for dominance and demons in his gaze, he's a temptation—and a threat to Briar's peaceful way of life.

Once a flamboyant city kid, Briar has sworn off hard men like Derek. The emotionally unavailable kind with troubled pasts and rough hands. But as they grow closer, it's tempting to forget all that… and surrender to Derek's arms and his demanding gaze. Giving love to a man who thinks he doesn't deserve any at all.

But Derek's past won't stay there, and soon it threatens to haunt them both. Giving in to the cowboy might lead to more than just heartbreak for Briar–it might be downright dangerous.

Seth's heart is as cold and stony as the mountain he calls home. Can his old flame Aiden thaw it, or will it be the storm of the century?

It's always five o'clock somewhere.

Aiden Doyle is the life of every party, a small-town wild card with reckless charm. But he was once just a troubled, directionless kid with a dead-end future.

Until Seth.

The older boy was everything to Aiden—a tough, steely-eyed cowboy who took Aiden under his wing. He shielded Aiden from the world and gave him a place to belong. But when a tragic accident shattered their bond, Seth retreated into the unforgiving Oregon mountains, leaving a gaping wound in Aiden's heart that no amount of partying could heal.

Years later, a mysterious hermit saves Aiden's life and vanishes without a word. But Aiden knows who he is—the same man who once meant everything to him. Aiden is determined to bring his lone wolf back to civilization, even if it means confronting the dark secrets Seth has buried deep inside his barbed wire heart.

Seth isn't interested in earning the forgiveness of a town that betrayed him, but Aiden's return forces them both to confront old wounds. As passion explodes and hidden truths unravel, the bond between them will either be reforged in fire—or broken beyond repair.