Rachel Gibson, NY Times bestselling writer of Recovery Me, returns to Tx with a tale of what goes on when a difficult guy meets his match-and falls harder when compared to a ton of red-hot bricks .

There is nothing like fleeing Miami to ruin a girl’s day.

Stella Leon’s bartending gig was going fine until gorgeous ex-Marine Beau Junger decked her mob-connected manager, spirited her from the city, and claimed that Stella’s half-sister-the a single with an ideal life-sent him. Now Stella does not have any choice but to go along for the trip . . . and seduce

Beau’s military-issue socks off . . .

The Marine Corps was Beau’s escape from his old man’s legacy of naval heroism and serial philandering, but no amount of training could prepare him for your day he appeared in the mirror and saw his father staring back again. The response: swear off meaningless sex. Oh, and discover ways to makeStella Leon stop being therefore damn hot . . .