Baroness Kandy Kaye Horn seems like a character drawn out of some warped East Texas fairy-tale, but she's as real as the stars. Her rags-to-riches story is one you can't make up: from homeless at 15 to a millionaire philanthropist; from getting thrown into psych wards to throwin' herself into the Texas gubernatorial race... she's led one helluva life. Call her crazy, but under the larger-than-life exterior, this Texas tornado is a woman with resilience, fierce intelligence, and an enduring love for Momma.

""Way out yonder, on a splinter of land jutting into the bay, there lives a Baroness...""