Sydney Barrett's car is a piece of crap, which is unfortunate because it's her lifeline to work, her son's daycare, and keeping them afloat. When her car is towed to Twisted Steel, she doesn't expect the mechanic to be so stand-offish, so helpful, or so handsome.Ratchet doesn't consider the feelings of others. He never has. But the amber-eyed Sydney, and her little boy, become the exception to every principle he's ever lived by, sending him into a tailspin of uncomfortable emotion and denial.What starts as helping out a down-on-her-luck single mom quickly grows into a soul-deep attachment, and ends with Ratchet and Sydney confronting an unknown danger that threatens their lives, their new family, and their future. With the help of the Iron Dragons, Sydney's only supporter, and a less-than-stellar police force, Ratchet and Sydney will beat the odds, overcome years of stubbornness, loneliness, and fear of vulnerability, to forge a new path and find hope for the future.