The Power Seekers

It began with Levi Starke ...a man who dared to dream of a dynasty - and damned all who stood in his way. From the raw, sweaty, plantation days of the Old South, to a murder trial as modern as tomorrow's headlines, here are the men, women, and events that scandalized a city. Like the man who spawned them all, the Starkes were possessed by a relentless drive for power. But not even their pride and greed could match their insatiable desires for sexual conquest. ...until the rage of a jealous husband exploded the unwritten laws of the community. Laws made by the Starkes for everyone but the Starkes.