Jasper Campbell's life has always been about control: control of the field, control of his career, and control of the distance he keeps from anything resembling love. The All-Star defensive lineman might play in Miami, but Dallas is still home, and his family is still everything. At a Christmas party, he meets Bridgit Burrow: gorgeous, quick-witted, and the kind of woman who gets under his skin. Sparks ignite, but long-distance realities keep them apart... until one night they give in.

Bridgit has spent her whole life protecting others. A childhood without love led her to the DEA, where she lived under one cover after another. Infiltrating La Fraternidad de Sangre gave her a taste of belonging until betrayal cost her the man she loved. Now she guards her heart with the same steel she once used to guard her life.

When Jasper stumbles into cartel danger in Dallas, the security firm sends him to a remote cabin. The same cabin Bridgit has chosen to heal. Snowed in, with danger closing in, Jasper and Bridgit must face the truth: the line between passion and protection has never been thinner. And this time, Jasper may not be the one holding the line.