Painter Brooks was nothing before he joined the Reapers motorcycle club. All they asked in return for his presence was loyalty, soon tested when he's sent to prison for a crime committed on their behalf. Melanie Tucker has learned to fight for her future. She's escaped from hell and started a new life, yet every night she dreams of a biker whose touch she can't forget. It all started out so innocently, just a series of letters to a lonely man in prison. Now Painter Brooks is coming home and Melanie's about to learn that there's no room for innocence in the Reapers MC.