Their love was forbidden, elicit, in the view of society at the turn of the century. Yet it was too strong to be denied. James and Alaina loved each other and their love gave James what he most desired in the world, a son. But Jordan, talented, intelligent, was cut off from his father's wealth and an outcast in society because of his parents' liaison. There was nothing he could do about the label society had pinned on him. But there was something he could do to right the wrong done to his father. He would have his revenge, even if it took him his entire life to punish the wrongdoers.