Buffalo, New York is experiencing a Renaissance. The fictional characters in this story are also going through re-birth. They have secrets that need uncovering from their pasts, or they need to make new lives, being refugees from war-torn countries. Buffalo has wealthy residents who prove they are"good neighbors" to young, old, poor, rich, anddo so without fan-fare. They work behind the scenes to correct wrongs and evil. The novel is contemporary and includes some characters from Patricia Ann Butler's previous novel, "The Lions Of Buffalo."