A restless young woman thinks sheβs found a free ride to happiness and adventure. But itβs a trip that may land her in prisonβor worseβ¦ When twenty-eight-year-old Trudy Bell lands a secretarial position at a travel agency, she feels like a new woman. And her warm, friendly personality soon wins her the adoration of her colleaguesβwith one exception. Ann Oliver, the only other African American employee, is a high-level manager who despises the low-income black experience Trudy represents. But no one is going to ruin Trudyβs new life. In fact, sheβs found a way to make it even better. As the secretary who processes the agencyβs bills, Trudy has easy access to company credit cards. Including Annβs.
At first, Trudyβs deception involves a few high-priced lunches, but it soon expands to include weekend βbusiness tripsβ to exotic locations. Before long sheβs leading a double-lifeβAnnβs lifeβcomplete with a secret apartment where she entertains the men she meets at upscale bars. But their worlds collide the night Trudy brings home the wrong manβone who has an angry score to settle. With Ann. Now, unless Trudy can convince him sheβs not the woman heβs after, she may pay the highest price of allβ¦