Haunted by a fire that claimed the lives of two colleagues, Julie Burke seizes upon an unexpected inheritance from her aunt as if it were a lifeline. Claiming the large Queen Anne home in Green River, Wisconsin, she hopes to escape the nightmares.

Free to pursue her passion for music, her path crosses with Elisabeth de Gramont, a professor at Northbrook College, but even a charming newcomer can’t heal the deep scars on Elisabeth’s heart. Betrayed by fellow professor Vickie Read, she won’t court that kind of pain again. Knowing Vickie only too well she is certain that Julie will be added to Vickie’s list of conquests.

What was supposed to be a new life with a fresh start is shadowed by old letters and new grudges in this captivating story of love that refuses to be.