Beautiful New York heiress Hope Scott will do anything for love, including making a deal with a ruthless power broker to advance her new husband's judicial career. Hope's husband, Federal Judge Paul Murray, is sitting on a high-profile case involving one of the biggest takeovers in U. S. history. Suddenly, the exposure of a ruinous secret is threatened, and everything Paul cares about is on the line--his marriage, his career, and his reputation. Faced with choices he never thought he'd have to make, he must determine what truly lies at the heart of justice.