Disowned by her parents and destitute after the collapse of her first marriage, Lady Roselyn Beaumont has no kindness left to give when her second marriage unexpectedly falls apart at the seams. Struggling to survive with an ungrateful stepdaughter and her own children in tow, Roselyn hatches a desperate plan that could save them all. The only problem? Her selfish stepdaughter refuses to go along with it. Never one to back down, Roselyn forges ahead anyway, pushing through any guilt or remorse her actions may cause. So what if she leaves a few tears in her wake? The risk of not acting is too great. Life, after all, is not a fairy tale, and wickedness is in the eye of the beholder.