A dismal end to a dismal life. That was the only thought on Alaina Cuvier’s mind as she looked upon her vile husband’s casket. Forced to marry a heartless man at seventeen to settle the debt owned by her deceased mother, Alaina is torn from her beloved younger sisters and locked in a world of isolation and torment. Ten years later, she is finally free of the Cuvier bonds and is determined to create a new life in Cripple Creek and pull her fragmented family back together. As the middle sister, Emma, fights to escape the shame of being the kept mistress of a powerful man, the youngest sister Grace continues her rebellion, big dreams, and attraction to dangerous men.