Against his better judgement, slick, pansexual hitman Frank Mancini falls for the sultry sister of his latest client. He is hiding a dark secret, and intends to seduce her before his past is revealed. Tony Freemantle intends to seek vengeance on the half-brother he blames for his misfortunes. He's never met him. He doesn't even know what he looks like. All he knows is that he wants him dead. Pagan Freemantle is the innocent woman unwillingly caught up in her sibling's deadly plan. When she discovers she has to pay for the hit, her attempts to make a deal throws her headlong into a dangerous attraction with a man who is patently bad news. And can she trust Richard Mason, the elusive millionaire half-brother who is just a seductive voice at the end of a telephone? When a road trip to California ends with shocking revelations, it seems she can trust no-one but herself. A saga of a gangster's obsession and love untamed in the glittering heart of corporate Manhattan.