Reese Kirkwell

Waitressing at a tequila bar on the beach in sunny San Diego may not be what I want to do forever, but for now it's perfect—other than the flashbacks to the tragedy I caused in Boston. And the fact that one of my bosses is a domineering, first-class manwhore who's as stubborn as he is sexy. If he'd just listen to me, I could double his business. But it would also mean getting close to someone, and that's a risk I can't afford.

Cade Hardy

My partners at Conquistadors are like my brothers, but I'm the money man trying to keep us all afloat. To blow off steam, I've been sleeping around a little. The last thing I need is business advice from our crazy-hot new waitress. I can't figure Reece out. She's smarter than she lets on, and she doesn't hide her disgust for my active sex life. But after I recognizes her PTSD symptoms, I'm determined to save her . . . unless she saves me first