A ghostly antebellum mansion, deadly deceit, and a love story that reaches decades into the past and drags terror into the present.Ember Cartwright had the life she always wanted with a gorgeous man she adored and an upcoming art exhibition at a prestigious New York museum. In one night, a deadly betrayal by the man she loves takes it all away and leaves her with nothing except ashes. She seeks solace in her grandmother's home in South Carolina, and at first, she's too distracted by her grandmother's gorgeous tenant to realize what she's walked into.Cole Dawson was gorgeous, enigmatic, and so sexy that Ember couldn't see the secrets hiding behind his baby-blue eyes, especially when they were concealed by desire. Passion is all they have to give each other since the pain of their pasts leaves them with nothing else to offer.Ember soon learns that there's more to grandma's home than home-cooked meals and a place to escape. In this house, there is no escape, and they must all make things right or pay the ultimate price.