Last Shot

Beck WhitcombI left a world of privilege to prove I can make my own way, first as a Navy SEAL, now as a business owner. Money, mansions, expensive cars-none of it could heal the loss of my older brother or buy my parents' love. Now, after using my trust fund to open the Conquistadors tequila bar with my brothers-in-arms, I have it all: good friends, fine liquor, and hot hookups. When it comes to women, commitment's not my thing-until I get a taste of the pretty professor who walks into my bar . . . and winds up in my bed.Hayden MilesI know all too well that emotional decisions can lead to heartbreak, and nothing screams "bad decision" like a playboy bartender with inked biceps and a wicked smile. Still, our chemistry is off-the-charts explosive-and I know chemistry. For once, this good girl longs to let loose and have a fling. But am I willing to risk the pain to quench my thirst? With the promise of more on the table, I'm eager to believe . . . before I miss my shot.

Marco SolisI know if I get too close to people, they disappear. My parents were deported back to Mexico when I was fourteen, my fiancée married someone else while I was in the military, and now my business partner's spending more time with his girl than with me. For better or worse, that's how I meet Carrie Garner. She's legitimately model-hot and way out of my league, and I clearly annoy her. Yeah, I like to push her buttons . . . Carrie GarnerI may be a natural in front of the camera, but my dream is to make it as a photographer. Soon I'll be heading to Spain to art school. I'll miss the wacky family I spend all my time looking after, my best friend Hayden, and I'll even miss Hayden's boyfriend, Beck-but I won't miss Beck's partner, Marco. Bossy, brooding, and annoyingly sexy, he keeps reminding me that all anyone sees in me is a pretty face. I want to be so much more than that. But as I get to know Marco better leaving for Spain doesn't seem so appealing . . . but I have to prove myself . . .

Reese Kirkwell Waitressing at a tequila bar on the beach in sunny San Diego may not be what I want to do forever, but for now it's perfect-other than the flashbacks to the tragedy I caused in Boston. And the fact that one of my bosses is a domineering, first-class manwhore who's as stubborn as he is sexy. If he'd just listen to me, I could double his business. But it would also mean getting close to someone, and that's a risk I can't afford. Cade Hardy My partners at Conquistadors are like my brothers, but I'm the money man trying to keep us all afloat. To blow off steam, I've been sleeping around a little. The last thing I need is business advice from our crazy-hot new waitress. I can't figure Reece out. She's smarter than she lets on, and she doesn't hide her disgust for my active sex life. But after I recognizes her PTSD symptoms, I'm determined to save her ... unless she saves me first