Bess Richards

The Devil I Know Bess Richards

Young widow Julia Hamilton reluctantly falls for modern-day Chicago mobster Adrian De Luca. As their relationship turns serious, Julia acclimates to a drastic change in lifestyle, allowing her sense of normal to shift and the difference between right and wrong to blur. But her most shocking and dangerous decision of all arrives when she discovers the hidden connection between her new fiancé and her late husband. A game of shadows ensues, pushing Julia and Adrian-and everyone close to them-into a dilemma of loyalty. All are forced to protect, and simultaneously choose between, the people they love most while deciding how far they'll go to honor their allegiances and, ultimately, what happens once those lines have been crossed.