Sometimes The Ties That Bind Are The Most Dangerous Of All ... Paris, 1899. Emma Lacasse Has Been Estranged From Her Older Sister For Nearly Twenty Years, Since Caroline Married A Wealthy American And Left France. So When Emma Receives A Request From Caroline To Meet Her, She Is Intrigued. Caroline Invites Emma To Visit Her In New York, On One Condition: Emma Must Tutor Her Shy, Young Niece, Isadora, And Help Her Prepare For Her Society Debut. Caroline Lives A Life Of Unimaginable Excess And Opulence As One Of New York's Gilded Age Millionaires And Emma Is Soon Immersed In A World Of Luxury Beyond Her Wildest Dreams - A Far Cry From Her Bohemian Lifestyle As A Harpist And Writer With Her Lover, Claude, In Montmartre. Emma Hopes For An Emotional Reunion With Her Only Family, But Instead She Finds Herself In The Vice-like Grip Of Her Charismatic And Manipulative Sister, Who Revels In The Machinations Of The Ultra Rich. As Emma Begins To Question Her Sister's True Motives, A Disaster Strikes, And New York Society Is Stripped Bare - Beneath The Glittering Exterior Lies A Seething Nest Of Deceit, Betrayal, Moral Corruption ... And Perhaps Even Murder.