The heir apparent to one of the most successful cotton empires of the south, Bill grew up with a father too busy expanding the family business and a mother who could not control him. Given neither discipline nor direction, Bill followed his own self-indulgent impulses, recklessly careening through life in the fast-lane, the pursuit of pleasure his only talent. By the time he lands in his thirties, Bill has earned a reputation as a freewheeling, high roller who always gets what he wants. Until he meets the cool, confident, and captivating Judy Freeman. Intelligent and independent, Judy refuses Bill's advances, which only serves to fuel his desire. He sets about redefining his playboy image, wooing her with newly minted integrity and old-fashioned romance, demonstrating his respect and fidelity by promising to bring her into Wilson Industries - and the Wilson family. But, just as he has done throughout his life, Bill relies upon deception to forge his relationship with Judy. As Judy is drawn into his web of lies, Bill entwines her in his real quest: the acquisition of wealth he believes to be his birthright and power that would put him above the law. Driven by these twin obsessions, Bill finds himself traveling down a road to self-destruction that threatens to destroy the family name and financial legacy built upon the backs of three generations of Wilsons.
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