Italian by birth, Rio D'Aquila lived a life of extreme poverty until he escaped to Brazil where he cast off his roots, took a new name, and pulled himself up from the streets.

Now Rio is beyond wealthy, with a reputation for being uncompromising in businessand incomparable in bed! But on meeting vulnerable Isabella Orsini, Rio feels something deep within him stir, and he finds himself pretending to be that man long–forgotten.