After closing the bar and readying for a good night's sleep, someone knocks on my door. As someone who used to deal with threats left and right, I'm more than prepared to take on whoever it is on the other side.

But…

The last person I expect to find is a gorgeous redhead who's scared out of her wits.

So I take her in, offer her a job and a place to stay.

It's not something I normally do.

Then again, I've been pretty good at dealing with anything unexpected … just ask the son I never knew existed until a few years ago.

Cassie turns my life upside down, but she also makes things complicated.

Whatever happens, though, there's no way I'm letting her go.

The moment she stepped foot in my bar, she became mine. I'm too far gone for her that I'll sacrifice everything else … everything but her.