As a high-end custom furniture maker, Jimmy is trying to raise Wendy, his smart, yet manipulative, 10-year-old daughter he has with Donna, and his darkness-obsessed teen daughter Bonnie, whom he had with his first wife, a tart-tongued cocktail waitress, Claire. Constantly trying to prove to all these women that he does indeed love them - despite his penchant for stupid, hormonally-inspired remarks - things only become more complicated when Bonnie says she wants to live with him and Donna. Jimmy finally gets a break with the birth of his newest baby - it's a boy! Jimmy's joy over having an ally in the house is euphoric...even if father and son are still physically outnumbered - and more importantly, psychologically outwitted.

该剧主要讲述了一个古巴裔美国大家族（Duque家族）的创业史和内部的权力斗争。这个家族在南佛罗里达商界富有盛名，垄断着大部分的朗姆酒和食糖生意。最近，家族的领袖Pancho正在考虑与水火不容的竞争对手Samuel家族达成一项有利可图但是又令人起疑的交易－－Samuel家族将出资购买Pancho手里大片的甘蔗地。 资金紧张的Pancho现在面临两难选择：究竟该卖掉经营了很久的食糖生意，集中财力搞好朗姆酒的销售；还是该取消这项交易，保存家族的遗产，但是一切都从头再来？他性格冲动的亲生儿子Frank对第一个选择情有独钟，而做事稳健的养子Alex却赞成第二种选择，因为他始终不信任Samuel家族，并且坚信食糖生意仍有利可图。 Alex和Frank在做生意上各执己见，生活方式也迥然不同。Frank对追女人不感兴趣，而Alex则深爱着自己美丽的妻子、Pancho的亲生女儿Isabel。Isabel 17岁的时候就嫁给了Alex，为了不给Alex带来麻烦，她选择远离家族生意，全力照顾三个孩子。这些孩子也不愿介入家族的利益纷争，决心走与父亲不同的道路－－但事情说起来容易，做起来难。对Duque一家人来说，究竟是家族利益最重要，还是每个人的秘密和相互之间的矛盾冲突会盖过一切？爱、欲望、对家族财富的垂涎，这些会导致家族的衰败吗？