He's dealing with a haunted past of crime and war.

She's trying to stay clean and walk a straight path.

Is the chemistry storming between them enough to keep them together?
Ellis
I did my time, both on the streets and in the Marine Corps. Now that I'm out, I'm feeling sort of lost. I need to find a job and get past this disability the ugliness of war has left me with. The only thing that makes me feel grounded and stable is Talia Logan. She's a red-haired breath of fresh air when I feel like I'm drowning in nightmares and responsibilities. So why can't I just commit to her – make her mine? Because I'm jacked up and no good for anyone. Especially her.
Talia
The only part of my past I'm proud of is how I beat the addiction that almost killed me. I'm on the right path to a clean life, a college degree, and new friends. Ellis Anderson keeps coming over to worship my body and whisper sweet things in my ear that keep me hanging onto him. But he's bad for me. A guy with too many demons that I don't have the time or energy to deal with. So why can't I just tell him to get out of my life? Because I've traded one addiction for another, that's why.
Antihero is book 1 in the Imperfect Heroes series and is for readers 18+. These novels are contemporary romance with with a guaranteed HEA and are recommended to be read in order, but not necessary.
IMPERFECT HEROES:
Antihero
Above Protection
Beneath Broken
Beyond Love