The #1 New York Times bestselling author of the Black Dagger Brotherhood delivers the first novel in an enthralling new series set amid the shifting dynamics of a Southern family defined by wealth and privilegeand compromised by secrets, deceit, and scandal.... For generations, the Bradford family has worn the mantle of kings of the bourbon capital of the world, affording them prestige and privilegeand a hard-won division of class on their sprawling estate, Easterly. Upstairs, a dynasty that appears to play by the rules of good fortune and taste. Downstairs, the staff works tirelessly to maintain the impeccable Bradford facade. For Lizzie King, Easterlys head gardener, crossing that divide nearly ruined her life. Falling in love with Tulane, the prodigal son of the bourbon dynasty, was nothing she intendedand their breakup proved her instincts right. Now, after two years, Tulane is coming home, and hes bringing the past with him. No one will be left unmarked: not Tulanes beautiful and ruthless wife; not his brother, whose bitterness knows no bounds; and not the Bradford patriarch, a man with few morals, fewer scruples, and many terrible secrets. As family tensions ignite, Easterly and all its inhabitants are thrown into the grips of an irrevocable transformation, and only the cunning will survive.