After a freak accident left her mourning her last living aunt, Eva, Chalene Micheaux finds herself back in the Old Couteau--her hometown she swore she'd never return after the family ostracized and abandoned her beloved aunt. After the reading of the will, Chalene discovers that she's inherited Eva's old home with very specific instructions after Eva's death to "keep it safe and all those who seek shelter there." What did she mean? The old rickety home comes with a mysterious handyman and a library where books seem to get up and walk by themselves. Deep in her family secrets lies a gift all the Micheaux women possessed, and that power is hunted by many--some above and even below ground.