When young Will Alexander joins the notorious Dark Angels, his life is catapulted in dangerous and yet thrilling directions. He trades on his native intelligence and motorcycle savvy to gain a place of respect among his one-percenter brothers–men with names like Shotgun, Stumpy, Frenchy Jack, Frantic Fred and Speedy.

As a biker war between the Dark Angels and a rival club erupts, Will is propelled forward by a constant yearning for visceral challenges. He seeks out danger and excitement, pushing all limits in a broiling cauldron of chaos and mayhem. He connects with Gloria–a beautiful, straight-speaking college student, who works as a stripper. Their love takes root as the violence spins out of control, and police detectives, Garrity and Akerman, put Will in their crosshairs. At every turn, his life is on the line–a crazy, on-the-edge ride of brawls, gunplay, and blind corners at a hundred miles per hour.

But, as much as Will is drawn to the abyss, he yearns to understand his path in life–to think the edifying thoughts of philosophy, to create art, to love deeply, to fill the gnawing void of his father’s tragic death in the Korean War–to come to a place where wild adventure is caressed by tenderness.