Frightened and abused, Lara Patrick was bundled out of Moscow and taken to America at the age of seven. She never believed the official explanation of her American mother's accidental death.As a prosecutor with the San Francisco District Attorney's office, Lara knows that with the anonymous arrival of a photograph of a brutally murdered woman, someone wants her back in the city that holds the key to her mother's death. Traveling to Moscow, Lara finds her passions are ignited by Yuri, a tough homicide detective, while Alexi, the boldest of the wealthy New Russian Rich, introduces her to a side of life she's never seen. When she finds herself accused of murder, these two men become the only hope she has.