The Heritage — Connie Zakowski

The Heritage is a mainstream fiction title that appeals to women who enjoy romance and drama. It is a character-driven, modern novel, set between California and New York City. "The Heritage" is the name of the grand Perkins family estate in southern California.

The plot involves Charles, the father, and Adam, the son, who are bound together by their fortune, their family and the women in their lives. The Perkins men learn that wealth is no panacea as life deals its cheap shots.

The Heritage begins with the handsome, 37-year-old financial wizard Charles Perkins, struggling to build a life for himself, though estranged from the real world by the loss of his parents in a yachting accident when he was a child. The Perkins legacy ends with Charles' 21-year-old son Adam, who is determined to prove himself on his own. He discovers that he is irrevocably tied to his father through the intimate and explosive secret of a remarkable woman who captures the mind with her quiet beauty and thoughtful ways . . . a secret Adam cannot share-not even with his mother.