Judith Michael is the pseudonym of married couple, writers Judith Barnard and Michael Fain. Their novels "Deceptions", "The Ruling Passion", "Inheritance" and others have sold more than 11 million copies. The heroine of the novel "Inheritance" Laura Fairchild accidentally meets the eccentric old man Owen Salinger, the head of a hotel corporation, and becomes his confidant. She gains access to the aristocratic circles of Boston and arouses the ardent passion of Owen's nephew, Paul. However, Owen's death and trial shatter her dreams and turn the Salinger family against her. Disinherited, Laura vows to reclaim everything that was ruthlessly taken away.