A page-turning thriller of love and betrayal from the bestselling master of suspense and author of if tomorrow comes and the other side of midnight.the novel tells the story of lara cameron, a successful real estate developer who came from a broken family in nova scotia. Early in life, she learns to fend for herself and how to get her own way in a male-dominated world. After her father's death, lara secures her first deal with the owner of the boarding house and before long her real-estate empire is booming. Moving to chicago she goes on to become one of america's most successful businesswomen. She falls in love with a talented pianist, philip alder, and marries him, but her past comes back to haunt her and she is on the verge of losing everything. Can lara recover from all her shattered dreams and win back the only man she has ever loved?