Aspiring novelist Kate Howard - shackled to an unfeeling husband, for years she's sacrificed everything for her family. She knows she wants to write, but will anyone give her the chance? Dedicated editor Gloria Catchpole - once she could have had the pick of every powerful man in publishing. Right now work is the only challenge she can handle. Literary agent Joy Trenchard - devastated when her violent husband kidnaps their daughter. The only way she knows how to fight back is to pull off the deal of the decade. They are all ready to make advances - but how far will they go?