When her father died, Colby Endicott's life ground to a screeching halt. Her mother and brother have no problem living their lives - a second husband for Mom and a family of his own for Chester - but in most ways, Colby has spent the past fourteen years stuck stubbornly at age eleven. Palmer Crowninshield returns to his native Boston with major political ambitions. The governor's office is calling his name, but there are dues to pay in the...