Olivia Morrison is the prodigal daughter returned. She was
only six when her mother died, leaving her to be raised by
a stepfamily, the affluent and well-respected Archers.
Growing up on LaAngelle Plantation -- a lavish estate in
northern Louisiana -- and leading a life of privilege did
little to quell Olivia's wild urges as a teenager.
After a promiscuous and rebellious few years, she ignored
the advice of her adoptive family and ran off at the age
of 17 to marry a charismatic rodeo rider. Now, nine years
later, divorced and struggling financially to raise her
eight-year-old daughter, Sara, Olivia has been summoned
back to her childhood home by her beloved step-aunt,
Callie, who has been diagnosed with a deadly form of
cancer.
Though Olivia is prepared for a less than exuberant
welcome, she isn't prepared for the reaction she gets when
she first arrives at the estate. The Archer patriarch,
John, takes one look at her and collapses with a heart
attack. From this less-than-auspicious beginning, Olivia's
visit quickly becomes even more complicated.
There's Seth, her older step-cousin, who was once like a
brother to her but now triggers an unexpected passion.
There's Seth's fiancée, Mallory, a cool, slender,
professional woman who is busy planning the wedding, which
is mere weeks away. Then there's Seth's daughter from his
first marriage, eight-year-old Chloe, whose temper
tantrums and hysterics have everyone on edge. Rounding
things out are a host of aunts, uncles, and cousins who
all trip in and out of the stately old house, making for
an eclectic extended family.
As John Archer lingers near death, Callie's condition
rapidly deteriorates, and Seth's marriage date draws ever
nearer, Olivia's emotions are further taxed by a recurring
nightmare centered around her mother's drowning death
years before. Several times Olivia is awakened in the
middle of the night, only to smell the lingering traces of
her mother's perfume. As time goes by, Olivia begins to
suspect there is much more to her mother's death than she
remembers. What Olivia doesn't know is that her return to
LaAngelle Plantation has resurrected a dark and deadly
family secret, one that can provide the answers Olivia
seeks but at a horribly high price -- namely, the lives of
her and Sara.
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