An aging author retreats to a cottage in a citrus grove in Florida hoping to find one more storyline for a novel. A young Amereurasian girl escaping the drug scene of South Beach and seeking rehabilitation, finds him struggling with his novel in the Cottage in the Grove. She suffers a horrible relapse before a mysterious murder sets her free to pursue redemption and romance. The author continues living in his memoirs searching for a storyline as romance, adventures, and mystery swirl around him.