Book excerpt: Nikki Neal was damn good at her job. As an undercover cop, she had just about enough information to put the local crime boss away, but she needed more to make it stick. But when someone blew her cover, Nikki found herself on the wrong end of several guns. ​ Aedan Harrison was on the fast track to winning the Governor’s seat for the state of Ohio. He had his whole life, or at least his immediate future planned out. What he didn’t need was a mate he hadn’t made plans for throwing a monkey wrench into the mix. ​ The last thing Nikki needed was an overbearing jackass ordering her about and telling her how much he didn’t need her in his life right now. Well, she didn’t need him either. She had work to do and needed to get herself and her grandda to safety. ​ It didn’t take long for Aedan’s family to convince him of the error of his ways, and when he saw what he’d done, he felt like an ass. All he wanted to do was make it right, but could he grovel enough for her to accept him?