Returning to Manhattan after years abroad to attend her father's high-society nuptials, Emma Sterling anticipates a joyous family reunion. Instead, she is intercepted by Lillian, the ruthless bride-to-be who mistakes the beautiful stranger for an intrusive mistress and orders her thugs to torture and stage-auction her.
Unbeknownst to the scheming socialite, Emma is the sole biological daughter of Christopher Sterling, the city's most feared mafia godfather. When the wedding doors swing wide and the syndicate kingpin discovers his precious child tied up on display, ruthless retribution sweeps through the panicked ballroom.
