Sex, money, medicine and murder are the catalysts bringing together four people with nothing in common. Laura Roeder sought fame and fortune in the world of high fashion, but found the obstacles to women not willing to prostitute themselves in an industry dominated by small-minded men insurmountable. She found solace and comfort as the mistress of Peter Farrell, a man of considerable means but devoid of a moral compass. To add color to her life, she took Jacob Cantarow as her lover. Jake lacked money but had an abundance of hormones and recklessness. He infused Laura’s life with more excitement than she had ever derived from any other man, but the inevitability of having to choose between her benefactor and her boy-toy weighed on her. As her dilemma came to a head, Jake was involved in a near fatal motorcycle accident. The circumstances of that accident suggested that he had been targeted by someone intent upon ending his life and Laura’s dilemma. He was cared for and protected from whoever tried to kill him by his friend and physician, Jonathan Rothman. Rothman’s commitment to protecting Jake extended to entertaining murder and put his own life in jeopardy. As he tries to unravel the circumstances of Jake’s accident, he becomes entangled in an illogical world that he is ill equipped to navigate.
