Photographer Meg MacDermott captures on film the Countess Monteverdi in a compromising situation with her lover and instantly recognizes her ticket to the top. MacDermott strikes a deal with the countess, she will surrender the incriminating photo in return for an entree into the closed-door society of Palm Beach, on which she plans to do an expose--and where she will find romance with Spencer, a cousin of the countess.

"From a lonely, hard-working existence, beautiful Loretta Worship is swept into a life of luxury when she marries older, sophisticated multi-millionaire Chukker Dunbar. Eagerly, she learns from Chukker how to "behave rich" as he initiates her into the posh pleasures of Palm Beach high society. But instead of open arms, Loretta is greeted with envy, suspicion--even hostility. The old guard refuses to accept this Cinderella outsider, and a vicious plot...

Three stories from the world's best-selling author include the tale of a pair of divorcees who begin a strangely intense game of make-believe and a popular advertising exec who notices the people around him are being murdered. The Palm Beach murders: Both survivors of the divorce wars, Christy and Martin don't believe in love at first sight and certainly not on a first date. But from the instant they lock eyes, life becomes a sexy, romantic dream...