When Charlie's ex-husband, world-famous artist Aristide Pompasse, dies, she heads back to Italy settle his estate, back to the nest of vipers who had hovered around the great painter in his lifetime. The only problem is Connor Maguire, the insurance adjustor who seems determined to annoy her. What with missing paintings, a suspicious death, and hundreds of millions of dollars on the line, Charlie trusts no one, not her self-absorbed mother or her stuffy fiancé. In fact, the only one person who feels safe is Connor himself, and he's not what he says he is.

The beautiful old Tuscan villa is no longer the safe haven it once seemed to be, with danger lurking around every corner. The truth about Connor is almost as bad as the discovery that Pompasse was murdered, she trusts no one, and even the man she's falling in love with is a damned liar. With nowhere to go and no one to turn to, is Charlie going to be the next to die?