Worlds collide in this story of romance and violence. Phillip LaChiana is a young law student who seeks his past only to find that the beauty of his birthplace hides a secret. Sicily deceptively caresses his soul as this story weaves a level of intrigue that peels away the lemon-scented warmth of the sunny isle. The Sicilian culture, steeped in a lethal code of honor, grasps the young protagonist in its clutches, dragging him deeper and deeper into a web of love and intrigue from which there is no escape.