Brenna MacKenzie journeyed into the heart of the South to help her aunts, Dot and Lillian, make Langtree Lake bed and breakfast profitable again. From the beginning, however, her thoughts are captured by handsome Quinn Monroe, a resourceful workman helping to restore the plantation to its former glory. Brenna can't help feeling that there is more to Quinn than meets the eye, but his presence remains a mystery.

Unfortunately, strange forces are at work at Langtree Lake. Brenna is haunted by a compelling dream from her ancestor. Armand LeClaire, their neighbor, has taken a keen interest in Brenna's Aunt Lillian, but is thwarted when her fiancé Edmund suddenly returns. His anger is palpable. Someone keeps breaking into the property, and there seems to be a thief in their midst, as well.

Brenna can't help but wonder if the story of the treasure of Langtree Lake might be true and to what lengths a desperate man might go to possess the fortune. As the tension mounts, the robber closes in, putting all of their lives in jeopardy. In the surprise twist ending, all is at last revealed, a legacy of wealth and passion, honor and love, for those with the strength to reach for it.