Jake and Sawyer’s tumultuous story unites an organized crime detective who just resigned from the police force and a jilted bride/innocent bystander who finds herself dodging bullets that are meant for Jake. Jake is an unconventional hero who finds himself straddling the line between his former occupation and the mafia underworld where he was trained to be his family’s executioner at the age of 12. Jake walked away from his family’s business but they refuse to walk away from him. Sawyer is an aimless, scorned woman in the midst of a nervous breakdown after the implosion of an 18 year relationship. There were times I seriously wanted to strangle her because of her argumentative naïveté as time and again she caused Jake grief by putting herself in situations that threaten their lives. Granted, she’s never sure if Jake is a good guy or a bad one (he’s both) but I cheered when she found her inner strength after being an unwitting victim. Their story is a fascinating combination of deadly suspense, heightened sexual tension, and outrageous family dynamics that add up to one wild adventure. I really enjoyed the audiobook version because Jeffrey Kafer’s unique style of narration reminded me of the no nonsense police procedurals I used to watch on TV as a kid.