Publisher's Synopsis
Kira Forester has already lost her parents and her twin sister, Mira, to untimely deaths. But there is one very important member of her family left: her six-year-old niece, and the motherless little girl may need her even more than Kira knows. After an six month trip to Africa, Kira returns to find that the death of Vicky's step mother has rendered her whereabouts unknown. She soon learns that Vicky is to be adopted by a powerful white mayoral candidate, and there is nothing she can do. As Kira fights to be part of Vicky's life, she finds support from the most unlikely quarters...