PAYNE Avenue in Bloomington, MN

A fateful encounter of two strangers--a man and a woman--twists the direction of their lives and
leads to deadly consequences
.
The man, Eddie Bracchio, is a ruthless killer
from a present-day criminal organization out of Brooklyn, New York.
He returns to his hometown of St. Paul, Minnesota and settles into the familiar Payne Avenue neighborhood
, a small and diverse community on the east side of town. Upon his arrival,
he meets and falls for a beautiful woman--a woman he cannot have
The woman is Kate De Luca
. Kate is
happily married with a preteen son
. She and her family live a quiet life but struggle financially, so when Kate receives a cold call from a potential client, her prospects as a real estate agent brighten. That client is
Eddie
. He quickly gains a reputation in the neighborhood as
a charismatic and upstanding businessman
, while at the same time, he d
elves deep into the underworld of illegal activities
in the already crime-ridden area. As
his power expands and the money rolls in, his attraction to Kate becomes an obsession
. Through his charm and charisma,
Eddie finds ways to be near Kate
. She
has no idea he wants to possess her, and no idea that he plans to destroy her life to make that happen
. So, when
Kate loses the ones she loves most,
she is
crippled by grief, despair and then bound by fury, all of which fuel her plan for vengeance
**Content Warning:
This book contains mature content unsuitable for children and some adult readers, including violence, strong language, animal death, sexual content, and grief.