Haunted by a dark mystery in her family's past... When Tori Downing takes possession of the abandoned Hamilton estate on the longest peninsula on Lake Jefferson, Arkansas, she avoids revealing her connection to the ill-fated Hamilton family. Is the glowing image that shimmers in the second floor window of Victoria House the ghost of Victoria Hamilton? Tormented by a scandal she thought she'd left behind... Until she leaves her career at the Arkansas State Crime Lab behind, she never even considers moving to Lake Jefferson, but the fallout from scandal gives Tori a very good reason to escape to Hill County and refurbish and restore the old family mansion. She settles into her new life...until the old accusations from her past start resurfacing. Attracted to a man haunted by secrets of his own... Drawn together to solve the murder of Jared Crenshaw, Tori and Lt. Grayson of the Hill County Sheriff's Department dive into a tangled web of jealousy, deceit, and revenge as they attempt to solve both crimes, Jared's death and the mysterious death years ago of Victoria Hamilton. Grayson's past keeps interfering with his present, causing turmoil in both his professional life and his personal life. Can their love survive revealing the truth-from both the past and present-surrounding the tragedies at Victoria House?