Sydney Wells’ perfect life vanishes when her husband dies suddenly. Widowed at forty-nine, she discovers that he has failed to include her in his will. With her vicious stepdaughters in control of his estate, Sydney is removed from her beautiful home of sixteen years. In search of work, Sydney returns to the world of fashion she’d enjoyed as a talented young designer, but her own daughters worry she’s out of her depth. Naïve and alone in a dishonest business, she’s exploited by her boss and finds herself faced with criminal prosecution. Humiliated, publicly shamed, destitute– Sydney hits rock bottom. There are two choices: give up or start over. With support of a trusted colleague, she must forge a new life she can be proud of.