Tess Carey was a young corporate attorney who had it all: a wonderful career, life style, and a wealthy southern gentleman who wanted her for his wife. That day in the legal research room, when a woman was pleading for her help, turned her world upside down. Tess's search for this stranger is interwoven with Mardi Gras, corruption, and murder. Defending this woman would force her to abandon her safe havens and risk the loss of her lover. In accepting the challenge, Tess rediscovered her true self and embraced a new beginning.
