Just another day at the office. For some people that means spreadsheets, and for others it's stitching endless hems. For Jacob Archer a day at the office is stealing proprietary information from a bioengineering firm for a paranoid software billionaire. He's a liar and a thief, parlaying a glib tongue and a facile conscience into a lucrative career. He just has one rule--never get involved with a mark. Well, had one rule. To be fair, though, Simon Ramsey is dark, dangerous, and has shoulders like a Greek statue. Besides, it's not as though Jacob's even really stealing from Simon... just his boss and his brother-in-law. Simon didn't buy that excuse either after he caught Jacob breaking into the company's computer network. That would have been that--one messy breakup, one ticket to Bali booked--but it turns out that the stolen information is worth more than Jacob thought. With his life--and his ribs--threatened, Jacob needs Simon to help him out. Or maybe he just needs Simon.