Rob Craigallen left Scotland penniless to become one of the richest men in America. Cornelius, his son and heir, is a brilliant scientist, but is handicapped by deafness. Ellie-Rose has all her father's drive and ambition, but will her husband's rise in politics be enough to keep her faithful when a new passion grows to endanger her marriage vows...? Gregor, Rob's bastard son, is ignorant of his heritage, but Rob owes a debt he cannot acknowledge to the woman he still adores, and grooms the boy for power. Rob has always chosen power over love - will his children make the same mistake?