an interrupted afterhours pharmacy robbery results in the murder of a pharmacist and his wife to catch the brutal killer a respected dallas detective poses as a male stripper at club dionysus the investigation links the destinies of their beautiful daughter daniela lawsonintrepid investigative journalist who believes she could have saved her parentsand sexy darkeyed dallas special detective max fabiani who harbors an intense dislike for journalists in spite of their underlying animosity they cant stop the sizzling attraction between them as they race to catch a killer when out of control passions reach a flashpoint daniela and max struggle to overcome their painful pasts to take a chance on love but the killer is plotting to take danielas life and quench their love lovea love ignited by their dionysus connection just as the killer continues to elude the police the twists and turns of the story will keep you guessing until the end