A tattooed ex-con trying to stay out of trouble...
A virginal romance writer ready to research the real thing...

Clayton Preston has done his time and is ready or a fresh start in Cottonbloom. Staying out of trouble is his goal. He plans to keep his head down and work his way back into getting partial custody of his daughter. A physical relationship, especially with a woman whose father is a prominent judge in town, is too risky.

Maggie Mize secretly writes romance but harbors an embarrassing secret. She's a virgin. Sick of watching videos to research scenes for her books, she wants to experience the real thing, and knows exactly who can help her—the dangerous, tattooed ex-con that she has been crushing on forever.

Her family doesn't approve. He insists he's not the romantic hero she's looking for. But she knows exactly how their story will end...