[from the back cover] On a wintry playground in Madison, Wisconsin, a heart-broken mother is forced to make an impossible choice--abandoning one of her children for the sake of the other. Now Page, who was raised in Europe and London accustomed to a wealthy, gracious lifestyle, has joined with her mother to build a flourishing, exclusive hotel business. And in New York City, Liza, who has rebelled against her father's cold cruel domination all her life, discovers her mother's betrayal---and a new outlet for her rage. Thus the stage is set for the ultimate story of sibbling rivalry, as one sister confronts the other, determined to take everything away from her no matter the cost...the two women who could be her best allies, her closest friends...her true family.