Twenty years have passed since Justin Savage, the illegitimate son of a shipping magnate, fled to sea to escape his murderous half brother. It's the 1880s in New York and Justin has put behind his riotous youthful escapades and settled into domesticity, privilege, and family life. But the talent for survival and the restless spirit for adventure seem to run in the Savage blood. Johnny Savage, heir apparent to his father's banking fortune, isn't above playing hooky from Wall Street to go off with his best friend, Teddy Roosevelt, to conquer the West. Julie Savage, a half-Chinese, half-American beauty who is an enigma in New York society, must come to terms with her ancestry and travel almost a world away to find true love. And Rachel Lieberman, the beautiful young daughter of Justin's business partner, will fight against her family's attempts to create a new Jewish dynasty and come close to losing the only man she ever loved--and her life.