Three (or four) unique and capable women are under the despotic JENKIN's thumb until he suffers a massive stroke which rather upsets the balance as he struggles to maintain his hold on them. The action centers around Jenkin's RIVER HOUSE overlooking the bucolic Saone river near Macon, where he reigns supreme over YVETTE, his long-term mistress. From a local farming family, she is attractive and cultivated, a musician and has taught herself to play Bridge - and well. Jenkin's brother JACK arrives, escaped from a war zone with his wife SAASKIA who sees JENKIN for the despot that he is. The hard-headed CARMINE, twenty years old, is capably managing his three Real Estate offices. She'd like to amalgamate them with the racey DAVID's Property Development company. When Jenkin is floored by a series of strokes, SYLVIE, a sculptress, saves his life by her prompt action. Jenkin develops a disastrous love/hate fascination for this happily-married young woman, resulting in his constantly calumniating and harassing her. The intrigue is in how each woman reacts to the changing circumstances - and, as a matter of fact, did one of them kill Jenkin? And if so, who? JENKIN'S POWER is Saaskia Aark-Bennett's tenth published book and carries her strongest social commentary to date. Her other fast-paced books are available in Paperback and Electronic versions via Amazon.com and CreateSpace.com