When Tillie Gibson inherits control of her uncle Wallace's rebar company, she is as surprised as everyone else. While his window, Dee, knows nothing about the business, his stepson, Austin Neff, has more than a passing interest in its success. Every day Tillie sits in the president's chair, new and more startling discoveries unravel before her. From drug dealing, bogus contracts, and unwelcome visitors to the return of her deep feelings for Austin, tillie is at her wit's end. Someone wants Wallace's company to fail. Someone wants Tillie out for good.