Emmett Stone is the last man standing in his group of brothers and former MC members. His groups of friends have all coupled up, leaving him the only one still prowling The Betsy for hookups and weekend fun. But as he watches his brothers and their families, he feels a pang of jealousy, though one he isn’t keen to act on.

Nova Talbot has gotten good at hiding who she really is, so when she hatches a plan to exact vengeance on her father’s prison sentence it isn’t a stretch to continue hiding the truth. What she didn’t expect in her plan to seduce and extract information from Emmett was to actually develop feelings for her target. Her deception will cost her though as she can only hide her identity for so long before the truth comes out.

In Emmett’s mind, it was only supposed to be a one-night stand, that’s what he was good at. But the chemistry between them was amazing, even if they didn’t exchange names. No pressure, no commitment, but the chance to spend time with a woman who lit everything in him was too enticing. The more time they spent together, the harder it became to keep things casual, from names to histories, the lines became blurred as their relationship picked up a life of it’s own and they found themselves under each other’s skin.

Nova was such a perfect female lead for this story. She was strong, stubborn, and loyal. But as the story progressed and she learned more about Emmett, she began to question if her view of events was in line with the truth, or if Emmett could have done the things her father accused him of. She had a lot of growing to do, and every new piece of information she learned from Emmett had her not only questioning his role compared to her father’s stories, but also questioning what she knew of her father.

I enjoyed getting to hear Emmett’s side of many of the events from previous books in the series, as well as getting to know his mom a little better. She had such an impact on Dash and Leo as well (especially after Dash’s mom’s murder), but seeing her through Emmett’s eyes gave an even better picture of one of the last women standing from the previous generation of women and an honest view of what the wives felt.

This was everything I’ve been hoping for in the conclusion of the Tin Gypsy series. The rivalry between the Gypsies and the Arrowhead Warriors has ebbed and flowed through the series, and though things looked to be peaceful, Nova has an axe to grind between her father’s incarceration and her brother’s death. Her story had me feeling empathy for her from the beginning even as she was actively working against Emmett and the Gypsies.