Twenty-five-year-old Elliot Taylor-Chapman has avoided contact with Mason Malone since an embarrassing incident seven years ago, but then her brother gets himself deep in debt with the wrong people and both his safety and her own are put at risk. Certain that Mason is the only one who can help, Elliot is left with no choice but to swallow her pride and pay the tough, handsome ex-Marine a visit. But will he be willing to help, and if so, what will be his price?