Buried within the walls of Slater House lived a tale of lost love and not-so-accidental death. And it would bring high-society Slater heiress Melanie Pierce to the sprawling estate to meet the only thing money couldn't buy — a family she never knew existed.

Ross Bennet was an architect who knew more about the house than he was saying. But did even he know the truth behind the Slater Curse that continued to diminish the family's numbers?

With only each other to trust, Melanie and Ross sought to escape the tragic past. But could they do it before their chance for a future together was forever destroyed?