When Mick O'Malley left Boston and casted aside his family with IRA ties, he never imagined finding solace within a club of Bounty Hunters. At 25 years old, he'd given up on love and trust and counted on only one person to get him through life—himself. When Mick finds himself doing a protection gig as a favor to his new mentor, he finds the one girl who can alter his out of whack views.But he's there to do a job, not fall in love with a girl who is off-limits. Mick was committed to protecting Everly and not failing his boss for a second time. But what's the harm in one kiss? One time? One night?Everly Moore was ready for her "real life" to begin. She had a lifelong dream of moving to New York to write music professionally. She didn't realize the danger her father's job had placed on her, or the fact that her new sexy and confident neighbor Mick O'Malley was sent there to protect her.Mick knows how lies and secrets can destroy trust. Hell, he's lived with those his whole life, but when those secrets are meant to protect her, he has no choice but to continue the deception.When his secrets and lies are revealed, will it be too late to save Everly or will their need for one another beat the odds?