Emma Boone knew he was trouble from the moment she spilled his drink on him.

He had ice-blue eyes, dark hair, and a body built to sin.

Too bad his personality didn't match.

Arrogant jerk.

If bumping into him during her entire vacation wasn't enough, she definitely didn't expect him to be from her hometown.

But there he was, handsome and sexy as ever with a huge attitude to match. One she didn't care for.

That is, until he needs help, and they find themselves spending a lot of time together.

She gets to see a side of Ryder Stone she didn't know he had. And now, she only wants more.

But sometimes, you really don't know someone like you thought. And when truths are revealed, how much can you accept before it all becomes too much?

*A standalone contemporary romance set in the world of the Cocky Hero Club, specifically the best-selling book, Cocky Bastard by best-selling authors Vi Keeland & Penelope Ward. Emma is the assistant manager of the animal shelter owned by Aubrey, the heroine from Cocky Bastard, in Hermosa Beach, Cali.