#1 New York Times bestselling author J.R. Ward brings the second novel in the Bourbon Kings series to the saga of a Southern dynasty trying to maintain its identity, rights, and prosperity while secrets and deeds threaten their very existence...In Charlemont, Kentucky, the Bradford family are the cream of the crop, just like their exclusive, expensive bourbon. The saga tells about their difficult life and a vast estate with staff who cannot stay away from their affairs. Especially everything becomes more urgent when the suicide of the family patriarch becomes more and more like a murder every minute... All family members are under suspicion, especially the Bradfords' eldest son, Edward. The enmity that exists between him and his father is known to everyone, and he is well aware that he is the first among the suspects. The investigation is in full swing, he finds peace at the bottom of the bottle, and also in the daughter of his former horse trainer. Meanwhile, the financial future of the entire family is in the hands of a business competitor (very well-groomed hands), a woman who wants only one thing in life: Edward to be with her. Everyone in the family has their own secrets, which carry certain consequences. Few people can be trusted. And when the family is already on the verge of death, the lost “sheep” finally returns to the herd - Maxwell Bradford decided to return home. Is he the Savior of all...or the worst of all sinners? The book contains real sex scenes and obscene language, intended for 18+