Brogue Tesano had been the black sheep of his family for years. In a family like the Tesanos, the distinction was nothing special. Then, a cold-blooded crime on a summer day changed that and Brogue's life forever.

Years later, Brogue Tesano has emerged as an unlikely hero but, not everyone is convinced he has become a new man. The fact is as much a curse as it is a blessing. The woman he loves has no place next to the monster he used to be. However, to prove his worth to those who still despise him and to himself, Brogue will need to embrace the horror of who he once was to return to the life he swore would never again have his soul.

Marcella Cannon would stand by him-she had told him as much. She was his life, and nothing would change that. In a family like the Tesanos, however, 'nothing' could encompass a realm of upsets. None was as upsetting as the truths one never saw coming. Truths so implausible, they were unthinkable.