Einstein didn’t allow himself to believe in fate. Wouldn’t give it a moment of consideration because if he thinks for a single instant there are wizened crones tugging at the fabric of his existence, he’ll have to locate them and deal back the hand they sent his way. He believes his wife and daughter deserve more than that. Fate has nothing to do with the holes in his heart and life. No, those are due entirely to a world he tries to keep in his past. Tries and fails, and now all he has is cold granite to embrace. As the only nomad for the Bama Bastards MC, he takes pride in policing all potential threats to the club that’s become his home and family. This includes trespassing shadows from his past. Mariam Threadgill still isn’t used to her new life. After resigning herself to a reality as a broken prisoner in her childhood home, liberation had come in the form of unconventional champions: Rough and tumble bikers who proved to her how deceiving appearances could be. Through the months following her rescue, she’s developed a strong sense of loyalty to the men who wear black leather and ride steel steeds. She’s vowed to herself to defend them against all comers, even those who shouldn’t be a threat. As danger once again darkens her world, Mariam is thrust into an unfamiliar role. She’s never seen herself as anything other than an underdog, until Einstein demands so much more.