Paroled and walking a razor-thin line, Rook’s only plan is to keep quiet, follow orders, and earn his patch from the club who took a chance on him. But when his parole officer blocks him from visiting the psychiatric hospital where his mother’s locked away, he’s ready to break all the rules again—until a club brother offers a solution. Get married. Let his wife do the visiting. When a blue-haired newcomer in town overhears the plan and offers herself up as the bride, Rook can’t help but think it is worth a shot. It's supposed to be temporary. Just paperwork. It isn't long, though, before all the pretending starts to feel unexpectedly real. What he doesn’t know is Tessa has secrets of her own—ones with bruises and leather cuts—and a fake marriage to a man like Rook might be her only shot at staying safe. But nothing stays fake—or hidden—for long. Especially when the past comes roaring in with a vengeance, threatening to destroy everything they’ve built…