Ariel From the time I was a little girl, I knew I was going to follow in my father’s footsteps. The art form of tattooing always intrigued me, and it became my life’s goal to put my work on other people’s bodies. My blank slates as I called them, ready and waiting for me to help the individual express themselves. I’m fully tatted and pierced and I love myself the way I am and will not change that for anyone. I had tried my hand at love once before, but it didn’t turn out very well, so I gave up and concentrated on making my shop successful. Then one night I came in contact with my high school crush, Dillon Connelly. And he changed everything. Dillon Growing up, I knew I needed to escape my parents’ house and make something of myself. My sixth-grade science teacher, Mrs. Masters, changed the course of my life and encouraged me to reach for something better. I worked hard and became a doctor, graduating at the top of my class. No one was holding me back from my goals in life. I’ve always been searching for something, never quite figuring out what that was until a familiar patient’s daughter became my soul purpose for living. Could she be the one? Ariel and Dillon cross paths after a devastating event involving Ariel’s mother. This chance encounter changes the path of their lives. But something is lurking in the background that could test their new-found love. Can they put an end to this new threat before it separates them from each other for good? Or will this threat ruin their one chance at happiness together?

Emory Emory Masters has a life she loves, working with her sisters in their tattoo parlor. Helping people find the thing that will allow them to show their artistic side makes her smile. And then there’s Marcus. A long-standing admiration for one another has turned into something more…maybe love? Marcus Marcus Thompson, a local firefighter, has had Emory in his sights for a long time now and when they finally begin dating, he thinks his life is complete. But lately, Emory has been distant and pushing him away. When he follows her one day, he finds out the reason behind her reticence to take their relationship to the next level. Will Emory’s news bring them closer or tear them apart? And can Ariel and Rainey handle not knowing what’s happening? Or will Emory wipe it all away and give herself a…clean slate.