In her post prison life, Stella Gale, a tough, charismatic, and paradoxical ex-madam from Georgia, has become a renowned Rare Breed dog breeder (Dogue de Bordeaux). In her world, people not only keep secrets from each other, but also from themselves. Bobby Kansas, Stella's husband, has no memory of the first ten years of his life and he doesn't know why--Stella does, but she's not telling. Annie Evans moves in with Stella and Bobby at age 17, but...