One man's quest to find the truth. One woman's desire for more in life. A mistress that won't let go. Shadoe Donovan longed for more than being on the road and it gnawed at him more as the years passed. He watched his fellow wrestlers leave the business for one reason or another. One might say his biological clock was ticking. Challenges. That's what gave Khristen Roberts her drive. In her career, she had felt like a lamb lost in the fog in search of its home. She longed for the type of position that offered her the unexpected excitement of a contest each and every day. Like a mistress of the night, the ring had always been there waiting for him.

There were only three of them left now-Casey Montgomery from Oklahoma, the darling Emerald Braun, and Utah Sheridan. By this time next week, Utah was banking on only two left standing before the show even started. Emerald Braun wouldn't be one of them. He reached into his pocket and pulled out an envelope. Everything he'd wanted the past few years depends on this...and what's inside it. Utah Sheridan intends to win Nashville Rising Star at all costs; will his bribe be the end of Emerald Braun?