Ari Apostollis is all set. Her whole life she's relied on herself, and she's done well: at forty-two she finally had the baby she always wanted with her husband who loves her. But she can no longer go it alone after a rare antiquities dealer uncovers an ancient secret which forces Ari to choose between the life she's built and the life she was born to live. Laurie Locke is done settling for the life she settled for. Her elegant new friend offers to treat her to the lavish life she deserves. Deirdre Morrigan is not as well put together as she seems. When she shows up in the small New Hampshire town of Ashuelot Hollow, she harbors a wicked desire which could ruin them all.