Leo von Hessler has it all - money, power, and influence. But just how much of his empire was built at the expense of other people's destroyed hopes and dreams. Saul Jardine, respected and feared in the business world, has pursued his career single-mindedly, sacrificing love and family. Davina James, a young and beautiful widow, was forced to suppress her warmth and sensuality, first by her domineering father and then by her womanizing husband. Only now does she discover the meaning of passion. Linked by relentless ambition and by desire, each must confront private demons in a riveting struggle for power. Together they must find the strength to emerge from the lingering shadows of the past, into the dawning promise of the future.