Kaia Kennedy is a single mom doing everything she can to turn Rose Grove's diner into something solid for her and her kids. She doesn't have time for regrets, but there's one man she'll never forget. Leo Jackson. Years ago, he was her best friend, her confidant, and for a while, something more. When he let her down at the worst possible moment, she walked away without looking back.Leo "Judge" Jackson's world tilts the moment he walks into the diner and comes face to face with the past he's never been able to fix. Kaia was the one person who truly saw him, and he stayed silent when it mattered most. Now she's back, still fierce, still furious, and still the only woman who feels like home.With two cartels breathing down their necks and old secrets about to surface, Judge knows one thing for sure. If he wants a second chance, he'll have to fight like hell to earn it.