It was Jean Benedict's missionary zeal that had brought her to the Cove—that, and a message from a friend who had cried out to her in torment. But what was Lucy Schallert's plight? Here, at the coastal resort, a cure was offered for lost romances and early sorrows, a renewed chance to live as freely, as vibrantly, as one wished—a chance, even, to call on occult powers which offered excitement and balm for the soul...but at a terrible price. Jean Benedict wanted only to help her friend. But when she met the mysterious and fascinating Marc Meridon, she knew her fight was not for her friend's soul—but for her own…