After the devastating events of the past few months, the last thing Melanie Trenholm wants is to think about the future. Why would she, when her husband, Jack, has asked for a separation - a separation that might have been her fault? Melanie doesn't have much time to wonder where it all went wrong - but that doesn't stop her from trying to win her husband back. However, long-time nemesis Marc Longo comes to them with a proposition: Allow their Tradd Street house to be used as the filming location for the movie adaptation of Marc's bestselling book, and he will help Jack re-establish his stalled writing career. Melanie's doubts soon prove to be well-founded when she uncovers ulterior reasons Marc wants to be back in their house... But Melanie has an unexpected ally in protecting the house - the ghost of a Civil War-era girl warns her of increasing threats to her family. But she's not the only spirit who is haunting Melanie. A malevolent ghost seems determined to stop Melanie from investigating the decades-old murder of a friend's sister, and this spirit will stop at nothing to protect its secrets - even from beyond the grave.