Earl Shamus is dead. Johnnie Wise believes she's broken free from her chaotic and turbulent history. She thinks she's found true happiness with roughneck Paul Masterson, her wealthy knight in white satin. But the world is cruel, the past is inescapable, and trouble is destined to find her wherever she goes.

Earl's conniving daughter, Janet, has become the unquestioned head of Buchanan Enterprises, her grandfather's multibillion-dollar conglomerate. She's not content with her newfound power, wealth, and influence. Convinced that Johnnie played a pivotal role in her father's death, she has but one thing in mind. Find Johnnie Wise and end her life by any means necessary.