For horticulturist Eva Brown, a new job at the sprawling estate of Winterwood in the beautiful mountains along the Oregon Coast is supposed to be her second chance at happiness an opportunity to practice her love of gardening and bury her heartache. But too soon, she falls under the powerful romantic spell of handsome and frightening scientist Adam Cole, a man whose past and present are shrouded in mystery. Winterwood, built on Native American holy ground, harbors the spirits of the past who look after the denizens of the remote estate.

When Eva's own connection to Winterwood is revealed, her world crosses the line from reality to fantasy and she joins the legion of shapeshifters and dragons that protect Winterwood's secret fantasy garden.