IN THE GLAMOROUS COASTAL CITY OF CARDENA, WHERE BLACK-TIE GALAS SPARKLE AND POWER MOVES ARE MADE BEHIND CLOSED DOORS, LOVE HAS A WAY OF FINDING EVEN THE MOST GUARDED HEARTS. FROM AMBITIOUS EXECUTIVES AND RISING AUTHORS TO EDITORS, ENTREPRENEURS, AND SOCIAL ELITES, LIVES INTERTWINE THROUGH CHANCE ENCOUNTERS, SECOND CHANCES, AND IRRESISTIBLE ATTRACTION. AT THE CENTER OF IT ALL ARE MEN AND WOMEN WHO APPEAR TO HAVE EVERYTHING-SUCCESS, WEALTH, INFLUENCE-YET QUIETLY LONG FOR THE ONE THING MONEY CAN'T BUY: TRUE LOVE. AS FRIENDSHIPS DEEPEN AND ROMANCES IGNITE, OLD FLAMES RESURFACE, SECRETS THREATEN NEW BEGINNINGS, AND PAST HEARTBREAKS COLLIDE WITH UNEXPECTED HOPE. SOME WILL FIND PASSION WHEN THEY LEAST EXPECT IT. OTHERS MUST DECIDE WHETHER LOVE IS WORTH THE RISK ONCE MORE. SET AGAINST ELEGANT HOTELS, CANDLELIT DINNERS, EXCLUSIVE GALAS, AND INTIMATE MOMENTS BEHIND CLOSED DOORS, THIS SWEEPING ROMANTIC SAGA EXPLORES AMBITION, LOYALTY, DESIRE, AND THE COURAGE IT TAKES TO OPEN ONE'S HEART.