Two women meet each other for the first time across their father's grave. Deadly rivals for their social heritage, and their rightful claims to the family fortunes, the two are bound together by a fateful secret: they are sisters, but only one is legitimate . . .
From the glamour of Houston and the cherished family ranch to the world's most cosmopolitan cities, from Arabian stud farms to Texan oil fields, each sister is confronted with a shattering succession of betrayals and revelations. And as affairs of business and affairs of the heart become inextricably linked, each must decide between the men in their lives and the struggle to create their own identities. But only one sister can claim the legacy that truly marks her as the heiress.