There were surprises in the landscape Imogen Lacey fled to after the death of her beloved husband. There were people there who cared enough to help her recover. There was a community where she could begin life again, where she could open a shop to sell the glorious hats she designed. After a time she sees that there are men in the village as well -- men she interests, and men who interest her.And there is something else: a group of women who befriend her -- strong, soulful women, who take joy in each others' company and celebrate their natural powers together. In a town overlooked by an ancient stone circle suspicions are raised. Will Imogen join the witches? Imogen falls in love, and bad fortune falls her way. Yet in the end she knows it wasn't this group of women who threatened her. It was they who saved her.