When the powerful are threatened, no one is safe.

Elizabeth Eden was the most glamorous actress of her day. But when she dared to take on the studio system, she paid a terrible price.

Twenty years later, Tess Jordan, escaping a life of crime on the streets of NYC, has become Hollywood's most powerful studio head. Her first project – the shattering true story of Elizabeth Eden.

Meanwhile the charismatic son of former President Tom Madigan is making his own run for the White House. And Tess soon discovers that the wealthy and powerful will stop at nothing to ensure the secrets of the past remain buried forever.

About the Author

Jennifer Bacia's first novel, Indecent Ambition (original title, Shadows of Power) was sold for a record-breaking advance and became an international bestseller. The success of that compelling, fast-paced thriller opened the door to the boom in Australian popular fiction publishing that followed.

The author of nine novels and dozens of short stories, Jennifer was invited to establish the first creative writing course at Bond University. Based on that course, her non-fiction work, Bestseller!: How to Write Novels that Sell, offers a detailed, practical guide to writing for the popular fiction market.

Born in the UK of a Scottish mother and Polish father, Jennifer has lived in London, Rome and LA and now resides in Brisbane, Australia. Her surname is pronounced 'batcher'.