Diandra Casey and Gregory York are childhood rivals and long-term adversaries. With both of them vying for the same powerful position at the posh Casey and York department store, the competition between them has only intensified. So they are shocked to find themselves confined -- together! -- for one week in an elegant Boston town house, cataloging and storing a priceless collection of antiques, in an effort to determine who's best for the job.

Now, away from the pressures of corporate life and alone with each other, their feelings suddenly take unexpected twists and turns. Does the old house hold a surprising fate that they cannot resist? Dare they surrender to the pull of its mystery and the lure of a legend that binds their two families together, a legend too powerful and magnificent to understand . . . or deny?