Mrs. Pruitt approaches Alex and his partner Brian, friends and detectives, to find her true son who she swears was switched five years ago at his birth. When she mentions that he was born in Fairyville, Alex freaks out knowing he has to return to face all of the people he feels he let down, including Zoe, his first love and an important part of his tragic past. During the drive to his hometown, Alex is confident he can face anything thrown at him; he's just unsure how his heart will react to seeing the woman he fantasizes about.

Zoe Clare's gift is her unusual knack of talking to and seeing dead people. She helps the residents of Fairyville converse with their dearly departed, which since high school has set her apart from others. She is at ease with her gift and totally head-over-heels with her manager, Magnus Monroe. Zoe is working on getting him to pay attention to her when her old flame, Alex, bursts into town and brings back uncontrollable feelings, along with memories of a town scandal that no one has forgotten.

Though there was a point early in the book where I was completely and utterly shocked, I did enjoy reading Emma Holly's fantastic and extraordinary tale of a powerful love with a unique twist of paranormal.