Clarissa Langston loved a man for four years only to be dumped mercilessly. Now, although she still believes in love, she is afraid of getting hurt the second time...until she meets the French man Nicholas Renoir who introduces her to an adventure she never expected... Nicholas Renoir is known as the shadow by both his family and his employees because even though he is around, he never associates with anyone other than his nephew, Christian. He is used to getting what he wants and when he wants it. People tend to his every whim until the day he is scolded by a beautiful, corky and loose tongued Miss Langston. She was something entirely different from what he was used to and he wants her all too himself...even if it means a forced engagement...

He was dangerous, she knew it. That kiss confirmed it. But not the kind of dangerous where she feared for her safety. Oh no, this was a decadent kind of dangerous. One she could quickly become addicted to. The kind she could end up dying for. Abigail Lane was a woman on the run. Ambiguity her closest friend. New York seemed the perfect place to hide, and disappear amongst the throngs of faceless people. By keeping her head down, and never drawing attention to herself, she managed to succeed at remaining hidden. That is until her world collided with Adam Steele. The man who refused to let her keep running. Adam was the master of his universe. The business world feared him, colleagues revered him, and women fell at his feet. But none of it inspired him, and all of it left him cold. Adam's life had become stuck in a meaningless professional stupor, and he was slowly losing himself along the way. That is until a chance meeting with a spunky waitress from Brooklyn changed his outlook on life forever. Both their lives transformed when fate stepped in one pivotal night, forcing opposites to attract. Abby couldn't seem to escape the disarming CEO who ignited a passion he wouldn't let her ignore. As new feelings begin to awaken inside, her past comes back to haunt her, threatening everything she held dear. Suddenly, Adam found himself in the middle of intrigue, danger and drag queens. Can Adam discover her secrets in time to protect her and stop Abigail, who gave him the one thing his money couldn't buy, from running again?