After Elijah "Enforcer" Holmes is blindsided by his wife's request for a divorce he's left with sole custody of their young daughter. He's always lived by the rules and values instilled in him by his traditional parents. Rules he follows even harder now to give his daughter the stability she needs. But living by the rules has left him little time to find joy. Except when it comes to Layla Townsend, the mother of his daughter's best friend. He doesn't want to ruin their friendship, but there's something about her smile that makes him yearn for more. Layla divorced her ex-husband because he treated her more like personal assistant than a partner. Now a single mother, she's not willing to sacrifice her peace for anyone.

Even a man as enticing as Elijah. She's ignored the attraction simmering between them, but when Elijah decides to bend the rules and prove to her they'd be the perfect pair, she's ready to discover if breaking his rules is worth the risk.