Successful businessman Eric Thorsson Ward has worked hard to reach the stage in life where he could have anything he wants - - and he wants Gina Morelli. Problem is successful businessmen remind Gina of her father, a man who'd abandoned her mother, took her brother, and started a whole new family, one that didn't include her.

When she finds her brother shot and the threatening phone calls start, Gina reluctantly accepts Eric's offer of protection and help. After all, even if he breaks her heart, she'll still be alive.