Connor Elliott is Sergeant at Arms of the Night Horde SoCal. He was brought up in the MC life and has never wanted anything else. But he's found out the hard way that love and the outlaw life don't always mix. Now he avoids romantic entanglements. Pilar Cordero is a firefighter in San Bernardino County. Her demanding career has taken its toll, so she, too, has decided to live her life without romance. She focuses on her friends and her family and takes physical fulfillment when and where she wants it. When Connor and Pilar meet, best-laid plans quickly go awry. In the midst of their struggle to understand the power of their connection and reconcile what they thought they wanted with what they know they need, Pilar's family and Connor's club collide. The result is explosive, and the aftermath leaves no one unscarred. Can they come through the fire and dark together?