Loyalty should never come before love. I met Simone St. James a year ago. The vivacious woman made my dead heart beat again, but she could never be mine. A wealthy socialite and a bad boy from the wrong side of the tracks? Her family would never approve. So I kept my distance and left town when the opportunity arose.Now I'm back in L.A. on behalf of my brother's gambling debt. Before I can fix his problem, I am thrust together with Simone when her life is in danger. Forced to be her personal bodyguard, I am with her day and night. It isn't so bad. In fact, we enjoy our close quarters a little too much. Simone distracts me in the best way, and it comes with a massive fallout.As if a whacked-out stalker wasn't enough, I have to pick who to protect with my life. My brother or the girl of my dreams. Is there even a choice? Or maybe I am blinded by love.