Smooth-talker. Player. Cheater. Emerson Yates has heard it all. And they're not wrong. But so what? Everybody knows the drill: No strings, no attachments, no commitments. That's the way he likes it and he's not changing for anyone. Especially not the woman threatening his position at work. No matter how delicious she looks in those tight skirts and pointy heels. Not even those lips that awaken his most sinful daydreams could convince him to change. As far as she's concerned, his only goals are keeping things exactly how they are and showing her who's really on top at the office.

Gabriella Cabrera-Perez is the new HBIC in town. Trying to prove herself at a new law firm, she doesn't have time for distractions, and she really doesn't have time for games. Unfortunately, Emerson Yates seems to have all the time in the world to make her life miserable. But Gabriella isn't the type of girl to shy away from a challenge, and she certainly won't be distracted by a pair of mesmerizing blue eyes and playboy charm.

When their lives outside the office merge unexpectedly, Emerson finds that maybe Gabriella isn't the She-Devil he's made her out to be. But that's all the more reason to keep his distance; He doesn't do relationships. He can't. And he refuses to subject her to his usual games. He just never expected to be the one with his heart on the line.