EOIN The first time I see her, she's been broken-by the sort of cruelty I myself enforce. She knows exactly who I am and what I'm capable of. But I won't let the sins on my hands or the darkness in my heart touch her. Her uncle's murder pushes us closer, and I can't bring myself to let her go. Even though it's all wrong. Because she's a beacon of light in a dismal world. An angel. Because she's mine . EVELYN They say he's a monster. The Irish Devil. To me, he's a shadow living in the periphery of my life, pulling strings and crossing off names. A man with a reputation that colors him various shades of red. When I see him covered in my uncle's blood, I believe every rumor I've ever heard. But the Irish Devil won't stay away. He'll ruin me in the end. And while every bone in my body warns me otherwise, I don't think I'd mind. Vice + Virtue: Part 1 is a Prohibition Era mafia romance set in Chicago during the 1930s. This story follows Eoin O'Malley, boss of the North Side Boys, and the young ballerina who captures his full attention and soon becomes his obsession.