From best-selling author Xavier Neal comes a slow-burn romance that's full of the unexpected... They say all the best things in life are free. I say all the best things in life are easy. That is until easy gets me put on house arrest where I'm stuck with an estranged aunt, a needy cat, and drinking lemonade instead of tequila. Easy suddenly becomes hard. I basically have to sweat to get paid. I finally realize that great cheesecake doesn't magically materialize. And I have to deal with a law-appointed babysitter constantly showing up to c-block my chance of proving to the drop-dead gorgeous neighbor - who I want screaming my name every night - that I'm more than just the crime I committed. All the best things in life may be easy, but I'm slowly learning that all the greatest require real work. Real effort. And most importantly, real sacrifice.

Life for Isaac Palmer has never been easy. The only things that helped him survive in the past were his dark blue stare, tattoos, and impressive sleight of hand. However when the wrong con lands him months behind bars, he's forced to miss time with his son and face the truth about the man he has become. A man he never wanted to be. While Isaac is no stranger to struggle, it isn't long before he begins to question can he really live a life full diapers instead of drugs? Can he love a brown eyed beauty instead of brown eyed monster? Can the redemption he craves actually be achieved or like everything else in his life, will it always feel just so far away?