Dan Young and Noel Murohy have been together since Dan auditioned to dance at the bar where Noel worked. Now they've found a home to call their own: Barnacles Cottage, a quaint little house on the beach—their forever home.

But not long after they move in, their dream becomes a nightmare: a car accident puts Noel into a coma. Dan's and Noel's parents keep a bedside vigil, but Noel doesn't wake. Then Dan finds a picture in the attic. At first it seems to be a painting of a young boy, but even as Dan watches, the boy's face changes... into Noel's. To save his lover's life, Dan will have to unravel the artifact's history—and he'll have to do it before the picture takes Noel away from him forever.