High society at the turn of the nineteenth century will find that politics, deceit, tragedy, infidelity, and love are the same standards people continue to live in 2010. It will affect the life of the duchess of Carlton Hill and her son, the newly elected senator, Jerome Carlton, second generation. But wait! They say that history repeats itself, so true enough as the third generation, her grandchildren, even on to the fourth generation becomes of age. it reaches out to touch an innocent child, her great grandson. The duchess stands strong as she rallies behind those she loves with a firm belief in her faith. But again tragedy strikes, and her great grandson must be spared the heartache . . . or is it too late?