Rachel Connery has come to the Foundation of Being to find the truth about her mother's death—what has happened to all her money, and what secrets lie behind the smiling, placid members of what Rachel considers a cult?

Luke Bardell is as bad as a man can be—a liar, swindler, convicted murderer and cult leader. So why is she so attracted to him?

There's evil at the Foundation, but Rachel can't tell where it's coming from—the holier than thou members, or Luke Bardell himself. Luke is involved in something very wrong...but is he the real source of evil? And is she a total fool to believe that he's someone worth loving?