Con Artist. Swindler. Seductress. Killer. The beautiful and unscrupulous Paris Miller has been angrily called by all these epithets, and few would deny that she's earned every one of them. In the sweltering summer of 1888 she is busy breaking hearts, telling lies, and emptying bank accounts all across Colorado. But not every one of her marks is able to forget, and fewer still are willing to forgive. As her enemies and the repercussions from her many schemes begin to catch up with her, there may well be one broken heart too many... And what of her lover, the notorious Langdon Dorsey, the convicted murderer known as the Grim Preacher? Having recently escaped the Wyoming Territorial Prison, the man is as much legend as real, rumored to be dead or still wielding his deadly pistols, depending on who you ask. Will I ever see Dorsey again, she wonders. And if I do, will he kiss me? Or will he kill me? From the high country of Colorado to the wind-swept plains of Wyoming, from the crime-ridden streets of Denver to the brothels and taverns of old Cheyenne, Paris will play her dark game as only she can....to the bitter, bloody end...