The house that Ann and Steve Waldon purchase in the Blue Ridge Mountains of North Carolina harbors secrets in the cellar and in a room upstairs. As the past encroaches on the present, Ann becomes entangled in a quest to find answers to the mysteries surrounding their new home and to learn if the former owners were involved. Turmoil dominates while she waits for Corporal Brent's results from the investigation. As the conclusion is nearing Ann develops a hatred that is foreign to her usual sunny nature. She has always had a feeling that there was an unsolved puzzle in her life. Will unraveling the many threads of intrigue help her find peace? A love story from another time changes circumstances bringing comfort to some and dire consequences to others.