Royal expected Sierra to be every inch the pampered socialite his father would approve of, so he is stunned when their parents' engagement throws him together with a stepsister whose polished manners are only a performance.
Testing her boundaries becomes a dangerous thrill, and he starts falling for her even though the attraction will cause chaos in both of their lives.
Sierra had dismissed him as a shallow, irresponsible rich playboy, and she has no room for that while she tries to solve her father's murder.
Then her mother announces an engagement to Sierra's leading suspect, leaving her no choice but to get closer to her new stepbrother, who turns out to be nothing like the man she assumed.
She is falling in love with him while still lying about secrets larger than he knows, and he has a hidden life of his own among the men of 4R Ink, tattoo artists who punish the guilty when the courts will not.
When the real Sierra collides with the real Royal, love may not be enough to survive what she has been hiding.
