Darcie Reed, having broken her engagement to Cameron in favor of a career, is forced to spend thirty days in his company when her eccentric uncle, who hoped to reunite the couple, dies and leaves her his fortune on the condition that she and Cameron take up residence in his mansion and care for his cat--the next in line to inherit--for one month.
While dealing with the mob and the disappearance of a friend, Maggie, along with the sexy Viscount Saint Just, who is one of her characters come to life, must prove the innocence of her agent Bernie, who has been accused of murder.
Coerced by Alexandre Drake--one of her fictional characters who has become all too real--to attend a writer's conference, author Maggie Kelly is faced with murderous fanatics, backstabbing colleagues, and NYPD Lieutenant Steve Wendell.