New York Times best selling author Jude Deveraux presents the complex story of Jocelyn Minton, daughter of a privileged mother and a handyman father. Cast out of high-society when her mother dies and father remarries, Jocelyn finds friendship with the elderly Miss Edi. When Miss Edi dies, she leaves Jocelyn everything, including a mysterious link to a small Virginia town. Unbeknownst to Jocelyn, the Virginia townspeople have plans for Miss Edi's benefactor, including who she'll marry.