A quest for vengeance brings a man and woman together in "a superb romantic thriller" (Single Titles).

When Helen Stephens was only five years old, she witnessed her mother's murder. Rejected by her extended family, she was handed over to child services—where she grew up hard, learning to fight for herself and to trust no one. So when the man who killed her mother is let out of jail, Helen swears to make him pay.

The outcast son of a notorious gangster, Jason Moody runs a halfway house, desperate to distance himself from his father's violent world. But when Helen shows up on his doorstep, he decides to dig into her past, and risks upsetting some very dangerous people.

As Helen begins to question the motive behind her mother's death, Jason becomes determined to protect her. But Helen is getting too close to someone who will stop at nothing to keep the truth hidden . . .