Sheila Crandall returned home to Louisiana, where she once learned the bitterness of disappointment. The arrival of the beloved daughter of the most influential man in the state unexpectedly shook up the seemingly peaceful life of the town. And passions began to boil, bursting to the surface... Betrayals, forgeries, betrayals... Events unfold too quickly and unexpectedly for all participants... Only Sheila’s courage, her faith in goodness and the love of the most dangerous, proud and irresistible man found in the midst of this chaos help her break out of the enchantment circle.