ricky st. pierre, an amoral career criminal, conceives of a blackmail scheme so heinous that it leaves even hardened police and prosecutors shaking their heads. st. pierre brutally uses and betrays the young girl who considers him her stepfather. three wealthy men are the targets of the scam. two lives are in tatters.

Arising from the ashes created by the crime, are three beautiful relationships. The reader is left hoping that lizzie smith, the stepdaughter can find the strength to make a new life for herself.