When the eyes of Dylan Westbrooke, heir of the New York underworld, fell upon Lillian, a struggling single mother from the lowliest ebb of the city, he fell in love with all of her and was determined to lift her out of the slump and into the comfort he could provide. Unfortunately, the death of Dylan's father and the tussle for dominance of the criminal underworld meant he couldn't love Lillian as he should. However, love always prevails. Or does it?