"Alexandra Gaither is an attorney who finally has the power to get the justice she needs. Twenty-five years before, her mother had died a scandalous death. Alex believes one of three powerful men murdered her. Each is charming, each is a suspect, and each tries to shield her from his past. But not one of them can stop her passionate search for the truth. Like her mother before her, Alex sparks controversy and excitement in this remote Texas town....

Covering up an unhappy past by throwing herself into her job as a teacher for the deaf, Lauri does not suspect that one of her own pupils, the daughter of a popular television star, may hold the key to a new life

Kathy Adams said she'd never make her sister Mary's mistakes. Mary's fairytale marriage into the wealthy, powerful Manning dynasty had turned into a nightmare of abuse. Then on the night her playboy husband was killed in a car accident, Mary died in childbirth. Then-