Aidan Pierce has returned to his birthplace to right long-ago wrongs and advance his philanthropic agenda in Lake County, even if it means putting Alexis Greene’s career in jeopardy.Provoking a war between the lawyer’s conservative nature and her deepest desires is both an unexpected bonus and his greatest challenge... and the reward will be one he never saw coming.New York lawyer Alexis Greene is smart, unwittingly sexy, and well-versed in four letter words. After the tragic death of her husband, she’s established her own successful law firm in Lake County and finally feels adjusted to her ’new normal’... until she meets notorious bachelor Aidan Pierce. He’s brilliant. Wealthy. Attractive to the point of distraction. And he’s turning her ’new normal’ into absolute chaos.His dark past. Her uncertain future. An undeniable chemistry. If she falls into his world, it will take everything she has to maintain her Balance. 3