As the conservative party's newest superstar and the brilliant, ruthless wife of a wealthy aristocrat, Alexia De Vere has worked hard to realize her political ambitions and the control they give her to shape—and destroy—lives.

But beneath Alexia's formidable façade lie secrets—ugly, dirty, and deadly. When long buried mistakes of youth begin to resurface, old hatreds are rekindled and Alexia finds herself on the edge of losing everything. Now, the woman who rose so high is on the brink of a perilous fall. For when the tides of memory rise, the only thing that might save her is the truth. . . .