A former cop living quietly in the small town of Fiasco, Kentucky, knows better than to get involved with outsiders—or to repeat the deadly romantic patterns tied to his Foxx family name. When Laney Young arrives, clearly hiding from a dangerous past, he wants her gone. Instead, his brothers pull her into their lives, placing her in constant proximity and stirring feelings he’s sworn off. As attraction grows, Laney’s secrets and his own past collide, unraveling lies and putting her in real danger. In the end, the narrator realizes that protecting her may require embracing the very things—deception and hard choices—he’s tried to leave behind.