In 1980's New York, Barbara Fritz is the innocent little librarian nobody thinks twice about. But she has secrets so dark, she can't even bear to look at a man. Johnathan has loved her since high school, a love that has turned into obsession, and now he lives right next door. Gentle and irresistibly sexy, staying just neighbors may pose a challenge to them both. But when Barbara does the unthinkable and starts a mafia war, he'll have to do whatever it takes to protect her, because he's their right-hand man. Making her forget is just the beginning....