Indelible You — Verlene Landon

*Each book in the series is a complete story of a couple. It can be read as a stand-alone novel, but for a richer experience, read them in order. Ink is indelible. 
 So is love, at least in theory.

 Walker is an over-inked, reformed bad boy. He's a man with a checkered past, anger issues, and eyes for just one woman. Erika is a slightly older woman with secrets of her own, who is head over heels (actually knees over shoulders) in love with him. Somehow, they have remained oblivious to their mutual attraction for five years. 

One night, they take the plunge. Love conquers all, right? 

They expose their hearts and bodies, expecting a happily ever after until a terrible secret is revealed -- during climax. 

 Anything worth having is worth bleeding for -- and boy will they bleed -- but will it be enough to drain the taint of that secret, or will it be fatal for both of them? 

Some things are more permanent than tattoos.