Green-eyed supermodel Jade Michaelson quits at the peak of her career to return home to Charlotte to marry her childhood sweetheart. Twelve years later she learns he's a serial philanderer and high-stakes gambler. Now a divorced mother of four, Jade reconnects briefly in Monaco with Mac Reardon, an emotional relationship from her past. Although she is now single, Mac is very much married. Jade snags a good job with the city, and becomes a whistleblower when she finds rampant corruption in high places. This action results in her being almost murdered by the mayor, having a brush with the Mafia, becoming engaged to a reporter, and becoming the first female governor of North Carolina. But the fickle fates demand retribution. Knowing she was adopted as an infant, her newspaper reporter fianc� searches out her birth mother in rural Mississippi. His findings are astounding. The resulting furor tests not only Jade's will and strength, but also causes her to rethink her entire life up to now. She has to make decisions and sacrifices that will impact her life for many years to come. An unexpected turn of events leads her to romance and a realization of her most cherished dream.