Two families full of secrets. After marrying into a powerful political family in California, Caramel Pepperton's life is turned inside out with the untimely death of her husband and son. Convinced that her mother-in-law is involved in the accident, Caramel returns to her family home in Louisiana to heal her wounds and enlists the aid of her best friend and town sheriff to destroy Amelia. Amelia Pepperton hated Caramel with a passion. Determined to convince her son that his wife married solely for money, a tragic accident robs her of the opportunity. Now Amelia is out for blood. Turning over every facet of Caramel's life,she's determine to ruin her physically and emotionally in civil court. In her quest to destroy Caramel, Amelia has awaken skeletons from her own closet, as well as Caramel's family who spent centuries keeping quiet.

A stranger, hungry for power and revenge moves Caramel and Amelia like chess pieces, seeing their opportunity to finally destroy one family completely and gain control of the other's vast wealth. With a turn of events over nine days, Caramel now finds herself wanted for the murders of her husband, son and mother-in-law. Can she expose the real murderer before she becomes their next victim?.