He came to collect a gambling debt and left with an angel instead. Benny "Beat Down" O'Casey is known in the bayou for his brutality. A man either pays what he owes or faces Benny's wrath. But when one of Benny's would-be victims begs him to take his daughter, Fawn, as collateral, Benny finds it impossible to leave the beauty behind, his heart immediately captured by her sweet spirit. But could a delicate angel like her ever love a big, violent ogre with a terrible past?