Always loved bikers and tattoo artists so add in a little Kristen Ashley alpha and you have a really good romance hero - one Charles Dexter Locke - 6 ft 3 inches, black haired, blue eyed and smokin HOT !!! 
 33 year old Dex Locke is owner of the Pins and Needles tattoo shop and sometime Widows Motorcycle Club [WMC] member. He agrees to hire on his best bud Sonny's baby step sister who's just moved to Austin from Florida. 24 year old Iris Taylor is broke and desperate hence the move to Texas to stay with her step brother and get her life back on track. Iris has had more than her fair share of misfortune and heartache at such a young age battling through ill health, the loss of her mother and grandmother and the abandonment by her biker dad. But then she meets Dex Locke who on initial impression is an arrogant, mean, belittling and overbearing boss - who actually turns out to be an absolute sweetheart. Only problem is he's promised Sonny he'd steer clear of baby step sis. However when rival bike clubs target Iris thanks to her sperm donor father's unpaid debts, Dex steps in as protector in Sonny's absence and finds himself battling his intense attraction - and fails miserably. 
 Mix in some great writing, an endearing supporting cast of tattoo shop coworkers and WMC cronies and a little helping of STEAMY and you have a really really enjoyable read. 
 * 4.25 Stars *