The novel revolves loosely around Ricky Biscayne, a Miami based Latin pop-star who is on the verge of releasing his English-language cross-over album, and the women and men whose lives are connected to him.

The same performance causes Jill Sanchez, a famous singer and actress, to decide to dump her fiancé and re-establish her relationship with Ricky, despite the fact that he is newly married to a Serbian model, Jasminka.

He tells Milan that he and his wife Jasminka have a sham marriage when in reality they are growing apart because she is gaining weight due to her pregnancy and the fact that his addiction to cocaine is making him increasingly paranoid and violent.

Ricky denies he is her father and, when Sophia talks to the press, convinces Milan to destroy both Irene and her daughter by portraying them as poor, money-hungry gold diggers who are desperate to steal his money.

Irene’s image, now rebuilt by the fact that Ricky is Sophia’s father, is able to settle with her fire-department for sexual-discrimination and is offered a new job at a fire department with a woman chief.