A job in the valley provides the break Royce so desperately needs from his regular life. Fresh air, plenty of sunshine, and hard work? That's the ticket. Evenings around a campfire? Sign him up. But when a new group of ex-cons arrives, ex-cons he's responsible for, Royce realizes he is woefully unprepared. Not for the task of being team lead, he's fully capable of that. No, it's the bad in one particular bad boy that he is drawn to. The challenging mind beneath that messy dark hair, the insouciant slouch, and the long legs in grease-stained blue jeans and disreputable black motorcycle boots. It's more than Royce is prepared to resist. The bad boy in question, Jonah, has a telling I-don't-care shrug that reveals a heart-stopping vulnerability-and now all is lost as Royce falls hopelessly in love.