Grieving the death of her godfather and haunted by her cousin Cassie’s betrayal, Barrie returns from a trip to San Francisco to find the Watson
plantation besieged by reporters and ghost-hunters. Some are hoping to
see the ancient spirit who sets the river on fire each night, while
others are chasing rumors of a stolen shipment of Civil War gold that
may be hidden at Colesworth Place. Chaos descends as Cassie hires a team of archeologists to excavate beneath the mansion ruins. But more is
buried there than treasure.
A mysterious, magical man appears at
Watson’s Landing, claiming the key to the Watson and Beaufort gifts and
the Colesworth curse also lies beneath the mansion. With a mix of
threats and promises, he engages Barrie and Cassie in a midnight visit,
but the spell he conjurs has potentially deadly consequences.
While Barrie and dreamy Eight Beaufort struggle to make sense of the
escalating danger and their growing feelings for each other, Barrie has
to figure out not only whom to trust, but which gift is more
reliable — Eight’s or her own. With millions of dollars and the fate of
the founding families at stake, she must choose between what she feels
deep in her heart and what will keep her loved ones safe.
