She called herself mary smith and hid her extraordinary beauty Behind Widow's weeds. She came to San Francisco in flight from a secret so shattering, a man so dangerous, that no disguise could long shield her. Then she m...She called herself mary smith and hid her extraordinary beauty Behind Widow's weeds. She came to San Francisco in flight from a secret so shattering, a man so dangerous, that no disguise could long shield her. Then she met jason drake--the tiger--lover, gambler, empire builder, the one man whose power offered sanctuary.