He was my boss, my brother's friend, a widower, an ex-con, and someone I saw with a lot of random women. But I got everything from him - both good and bad. Worst case scenario - if things got awkward between us - I could go somewhere else. I've been through an epic breakup before; another one won't kill me. After moving to Austin followed by six months of unemployment and returning home, Iris Taylor knows she should be happy to get a job quickly... even if the business owner is a member of the same motorcycle club she joined. - belonged to her unlucky father. Except, Dex Locke might be the biggest jerk she's ever met. He is rude, impatient, and did not know how to tell the time. And the last thing they expected was each other. But the choice was between a strip club and a tattoo parlor... she would rather choose a strip club.