BlurbElise Carter is forced to get married to Lucas Reed,the heir to his Reeds Empire. As the two families decide the union of the two would secure their fortune.To Elise it feels like an arranged marriage, but to Lucas, not totally. She only agreed to marry him because she got a hint that Lucas’ family may be involved in her brother's death.Elise had to let go of her first love, Daniel after he disappeared without a word.Now, just as she begins to discover secrets of her marriage, the past meets up with her.When Daniel returns the feelings she thought she had buried seem to come back. Caught between a husband she cannot trust and a lover she hadn't really gotten over, Elise gets tangled up in a web of confusion, family secrets, betrayal and dangerous desire.When a catastrophe strikes America the wealthy are forced to retreat into family reserves while the rest of the country fights to survive.