Ace Winter had given up changing other's views of him years ago. As a kid, he had learned that once you earned the label of the bad boy, it never went away.

So, instead, he has fun with it; after all, women love bad boys. He was, in fact, an ex-con with nobody who cared enough to be disappointed in him.

Why try to prove he had never actually been the bad guy?Dakota Thompson has spent her entire life fighting for the normalcy that came naturally to everyone else. However, nobody else she knew had learned how to shoot a gun before they had even been given a Barbie.

Nobody else had spent most of their life fighting to survive or constantly looking over their shoulders. She doesn't go out with the girls for a fun night off; she can't let down her guard for even a second.

What happens when the happy-go-lucky playboy meets the defensive, kick-ass woman of his dreams? They are nothing alike and come from polar opposite backgrounds. Can Dakota get Ace to realize that he doesn't have to play the role he was given? Can he prove to her that it's safe to relax and have fun once in a while? Meanwhile, in the background, Dakota's worst nightmare is coming true and threatens to destroy any relationship the two manage to build.

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