In this page-turning thriller, Derek Landino is a famous, successful billionaire who only has love for his business. That is, until he falls for Christine Dayne, a university art director and unsuccessful painter. Derek is compelled to do anything to capture her heart, but his past is threatening to consume him and keep them apart. At the same time, an obsessed and deranged ex-lover plots to set him up to make him hers. She will stop at nothing, including bribery, blackmail, and even murder. Before he can uncover her vicious plot, which is destroying Christine and allowing other events to spin out of control, more deaths occur, and Derek finds that he has been implicated. Will the truth be discovered in time to save their love and future?