Paula O'Neil has inherited her grandmother Emma Harte's
dream for success-a magnificent business empire in London
shared by Paula's daughters, Linnet and Tessa. Yet their
future is far less secure than any woman imagines. For
beneath the dazzling surface, flares a rivalry and
discontent that leave them vulnerable to the dreams of
others.
Into the fray arrives enigmatic American fashion designer
Evan Hughes seeking employment. But her interest in the
Harte dynasty is a personal one. Bearing a striking
resemblance to the Harte lineage, Evan's arrival begins to
unravel a mystery that hides in the family's shadows, and
that waits to be revealed in Emma's long-lost diaries.
Now as the past unfolds, so emerges an extraordinary tale
of money and power, passion and revenge, and survival and
triumph at any price-one that will irrevocably change the
lives and loves of four women and shake an empire to its
very foundation.