FromthebestsellingauthorofATangledMercycomesanenthrallingnovelofsecrets,atumultuouswarofideas,andmurderasclassescollideintheshadowofBiltmoreHouse.BiltmoreHouse,apalatialmansionbeingbuiltbytheVanderbilts,American“royalty,“isinitsfinalstagesofconstructioninNorthCarolina.Thecountry’sgrandestexampleofprivilege,itsymbolizestheaspirationsofitsownerandthedreamsofagirl,justasdriven,wholivesinitsshadow.KerryMacGregor’sfutureisderailedwhen,aftertwoyearsincollegeinNewYorkCity,familyobligationscallherhometothebeautifulAppalachians.SheisdeterminedtodistanceherselffromtheopulencesheseesrisingintheBlueRidgeMountains,howevercloseitsreach.Herfamily’slandisamongthelastpiecesrequiredtocompletetheBiltmoreEstate.ButsomethingmorepowerfulthananambitiousVanderbiltheircouldchangeKerry’sfateas,onebyone,moreoutsidersdescendonthechanginglandscape--afugitivefromSicily,areporterchasingagroundbreakingstory,adebutantetaintedbyscandal,andaconservationistpreparedtoputanyoneatrisktostoketheresentmentofthelocals.AsKerryfindsherselfcaughtinawarbetweenwealthandpoverty,innocenceandcorruption,shemustnavigatenotonlyherownprideanddesperationtosurvivebutalsothetemptationsoffortuneandthemenwhocontrolit.
