Leanni “Lea” Queenly is determined to rebuild the pieces of her shattered heart. Swearing of relationships in their entirety, Lea has grown complacent in her search for love. It’s not until she crosses paths with a persistent, self-proclaimed bad boy that she finds herself reconsidering letting a man get close to her.

Nasio “Nas” King has had issues giving any woman his trust. From a young age, he was taught that the only person he could fully depend on was himself, and as an adult, that lesson stuck. Finding it easier to be the player than the played. But with fate seeing it fit, he’s met someone just as emotionally damaged as him. He is quickly discovering that despite his past experiences, there are still some people worth taking risks for. 

Being with a man who is incarcerated is the life that most women don’t envision for themselves, but for Skylar “Skye” Evans, it is her reality. With the love of her life behind bars and no predicted release date in mind, she can’t help but question her future. There is only so much she can do to distract herself from the hardships of her internal conflict and as the days pass. Skye finds herself struggling to continue being the ideal ride or die, despite knowing she still has her entire life ahead of her.

The last eight years of Knox Maximus’ life has been nothing short of amazing. With his three-year-old daughter, Kassidy, and longtime girlfriend, Morgan, by his side, he has everything he could ever want. As great as things are, he can’t help but feel that something is missing. Knox finds himself seeking some sort of an outlet. When he gets what he’s asking for, all it does is further confuse him about what exactly it is that he needs, causing a rift in the one thing he’d been able to keep sacred for so long.

In this emotionally gripping novel, find out how the love they’re yearning for is fulfilled to mend their pain from the past.