Sara Monroe has a knack for choosing the wrong men, and Cal Turner is the one man she refuses to even like. He’s arrogant, a notorious playboy, and far too good at getting under her skin. But no matter how hard she tries to hate him, the battle-hardened veteran keeps catching her off guard. Cal lives by one rule: never sleep with the same woman twice. After his wife’s betrayal left him with nothing but scars and trust issues, he swore off emotions and especially women like Sara. She’s too tempting and way too mouthy, though he has imagined a few ways to shut her up that involve her on her knees. What Cal doesn’t know is that Sara isn’t who she claims to be. Once Ciara Keegan, she escaped the Irish Mafia by vanishing into a new life. But the past has a way of catching up, and the only person standing between her and the men she ran from might be the one man she swore she couldn’t stand. He’s jaded. She’s guarded. Together they’ll discover that some scars run deep and sometimes a truce is just the beginning.