On holiday in Las Vegas, grieving over the sudden death of a childhood friend, Kat is about to celebrate her 21st birthday when fate pushes her into the arms of a handsome stranger...As a member of a gang of thieves, Case Tucker is not what he seems. As his prisoner, having witnessed a robbery, stubborn and determined to escape him and her feelings for him, Kat is destined to get into dire situations, that has Case trying to protect her from other gang members and herself. When things go wrong and her life is in danger, the ghost of her childhood friend also tries to help and cryptically asks her to do something for him. The arrival on the scene of Case's charismatic Mafia boss, Franco, finds Kat the object of his desire and herself not wholly immune to his Italian charm. After secrets are revealed and many trials and tribulations it seems Kat and Case will finally get together. However, someone else is after Kat, someone who is obsessed with making her and those she cares about suffer before eventually ending her life! It will take the combined efforts of those she loves, alive and dead to extricate her from this his last act, before Kat can solve a murder, help her childhood friend and finally find the love and happiness she truly deserves.