Mercy is no friend of mine. Karma, she has yet to show kindness to me.

The hits keep on coming for Tessie Marie Harlow. She has never known easy. Her mom is disabled, her dad long gone, and she is a single mom raising a rambunctious little boy who is her world. Finally giving up on a future with Rex, Tessie comes to terms with her reality.

One night changes everything.

In the darkest hour of her merciless ride through life, she's saved by a quiet, laid-back Hellion.

Andy "Shooter" Jenkins is a former Army Green Beret. He has always been around, yet he has never been one to stand out in a crowd and he's never loud. He is a mystery.

A chance encounter brings him to her rescue, not once but twice.

When the Desert Ghosts motorcycle club bring their brand of chaos to Tessie's world, Shooter is forced into her day-to-day life.

Secrets are revealed. Lines are crossed as a war between the two clubs begins. Two brothers find themselves at odds at a time when they need to work as one.