Miranda Miller has a husband, a child, and a fulfilling job at a Manhattan museum. She also has a mysterious past. She was sent away from her childhood home on the bayou at the age of five following a tragedy that cut her off from her family. After being summoned to her grandparents' antebellum estate by the caretaker, Miranda plunges into a nightmare of buried secrets, unknown enemies, priceless treasures, and an all-consuming quest for a heart open enough for love -- and for God.