As Billie Coleman Kingsley, beloved matriarch of the Coleman clan and founder of a fabulously successful fashion empire lays dying, her family gathers together. As she fails, she tries to give them all strength to go on--after crisis, after tragedy, after heartbreak. From the seductive waters of Hawaii to the rustic splendor of Vermont, from the family's sprawling Texas ranch, Sunbridge, to the exotic beauty and high-tech glamour of Japan, the Colemans have been driven apart by the passions and betrayals of a new generation. But now, as they deal with the shattering news of Billie's illness, all the Colemans must transform their lives....

As Billie Coleman Kingsley, beloved matriarch of the Coleman clan and founder of a fabulously successful fashion empire lays dying, her family gathers together. As she fails, she tries to give them all strength to go on--after crisis, after tragedy, after heartbreak. From the seductive waters of Hawaii to the rustic splendor of Vermont, from the family's sprawling Texas ranch, Sunbridge, to the exotic beauty and high-tech glamour of Japan, the Colemans have been driven apart by the passions and betrayals of a new generation. But now, as they deal with the shattering news of Billie's illness, all the Colemans must transform their lives....