Einstein won't allow himself to believe in fate. His wife and daughter had deserved more than three wizened crones cutting short the fabric of their existence. Fate has nothing to do with the holes in his heart and life. No, those are due entirely to a world he tries to keep in his past. Tries and fails-and now all he has is cold granite to embrace.

As the only nomad for the BBMC, he takes pride in policing all potential threats to the club that has become his home and family. That includes the unwelcome, trespassing shadows from his past.

Marian Threadgill still hasn't become accustomed to her new life. After years spent resigning herself to living as a broken prisoner in her childhood home, she found liberation in the form of unconventional champions: rough-and-tumble bikers who proved to her how deceiving appearances could be. In the months following her rescue, she's developed a strong sense of loyalty to the men who wear black leather and ride steel steeds. She's vowed to herself to defend them against all comers, even threats larger than they might seem.

As danger once again darkens her world, Marian is thrust into an unfamiliar role. She's never seen herself as anything other than an underdog until Einstein demands so much more.