Shelley De Luca has a problem. A large, man-sized one in the form of the older brother of herdead high school sweetheart. She owes him a marker and he intends to collect. In the biblicalway. Sure, he's dangerous, a jerk and a player but he's also gorgeous, sexy and secretly the manof her dreams. Except for the small matter of her heart, paying him back should be easy. Gianni Cadora is Mafia trying to go legit. When Shelley stumbles back into his life, she comeswith bruises, a psycho ex and a spicy attitude he can't resist. He's an alpha bad-ass used togetting his way, so why is it so difficult to convince her he's what she needs? Perhaps it's their history or his reputation, but he isn't above using his marker or a funny, flatulent dog to getwhat he wants.