On a stormy night of political intrigue in 1830, dashing Jean de Brussac took—and tamed—headstrong Anne de Grenville. From that smoldering union, a proud and ambitious dynasty was born—destined to forge a wine-growing empire such as never had been seen in the lush, rolling hills of distant California.

VOLUME II IN THE BRUSSAC FAMILY SAGA The Brussacs were rich, powerful, blessed, and envied. Yet through their lives ran a thread of tragedy and heartbreak that could not be broken, forever linking them in a hellish alliance. This epic tale soars from Nob Hill to the Barbary Coast to the Los Angeles oil fields in a stunning story of the tangled lives of an extraordinary family. "V. J. Banis outdoes himselfall-stops-out historical romance."Publishers Weekly "A rip-roaring romantic novel."Library Journal