Of Scars and Shadows
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Dominic Rossi or better known as "The Falcon" has created a name for himself being one of New York's top Hitmen, carrying out the will of power-hungry men. After assassinating two politicians, he lays low in Vegas where he finds himself having bigger responsibilities than he anticipated.
Kimberley Greene fled a haunting past in New York to carve a new life in the neon shadows of Las Vegas, becoming a talented shoe designer by day and a mesmerizing dancer by night. But when she makes a dangerous deal with Joey Scissors, one of Vegas's most feared crime lords, she's pulled into a web of intrigue, deception, and death. Tasked with identifying the man responsible for a bloody attack on Joey's empire, Kimberley walks a fine line between survival and betrayal.
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