Cheeky owner of a struggling fashion boutique, Poppy Fields dreams of having her designs rocking the couture runways in Paris and Milan. While fantasizing about the glamorous life, her world is about to collide with the devil himself in the form of a dangerous mafia leader, Roman D’Amico, out for revenge for his dead brother. Often mistaken as the future wife of one of Chicago’s most notorious crime bosses, and Roman’s rival gang member, everyone who enters Poppy’s little shop believes they are doing a favor to the Gambino family. When her doppelgänger waltzes into her boutique, the women are shocked to find they look like twins. Leaving her identification behind as a ruse to flee the country, Claudia switches lives with the unsuspecting fashion designer. When Luke Gambino falls for the ploy, he believes Poppy is his runaway bride, forcing her to take on the persona of the real Claudia Ricci. Following the murder of his brother, Roman D’Amico is looking for revenge. When he suspects the Gambinos are behind it, he plots to kidnap the rival gang member’s wife. Unknowing that the women have switched places, Roman kidnaps the wrong couture diva. With Claudia missing, Poppy must keep up the ruse, and convince Roman to keep her alive or fall into the hands of the murderous Gambino family.
Luke was white-knuckled as he gripped the steering wheel of his Porsche 911 Silver Carrera sports car with one hand, a whiskey bottle in the other. Speeding through the streets of downtown Chicago, the streetlights flash over his face like a strobe light. He knew at any moment the red and blue lights would probably flash in his review mirror, but he didn't care. He was drunk and had no business driving, but his anger outweighed his rational thought. The faster he went, the more his memories came flooding back. The memory of the night Beau D'Amico came searching for an ally in the fight for his life that no one knew he was facing.
~Six months ago, in the Gambino downtown penthouse office.~
It hadn't been long since he took over for this father, but Luke was fitting right into the fold. Dressed to the nines, he looked like a high fashion corporate tycoon. Far from it though. He ran a criminal syndicate that even he wasn't sure he could control.