Nicole Quinn and Cameron Emerson think their whirlwind romance across the provinces of Northern Italy and their spontaneous elopement are the most exciting changes their lives will ever take until they return to Hawthorne Manor and the large Emerson Clan, Nicole is greeted with not only the uncomfortable family dynamics but also rivalries and ambitions that turn into distrust and accusations when mysterious tragedy strikes. Is it accident or evil intent? Was a sinister plot conceived in the Italian Alps and brought to deadly fruition in the mountains of the Emerson Estate? The desperate search for the victim and the hunt for the truth unleash a nightmare and unearth buried secrets no one could have possibly imagined. As their lives are changed forever, the Emerson family is forced to face the loss of one of their own and accept the fact that the mountains continue to conceal more than they are ready to reveal.