Mignon King has lost her husband - two years ago, but losing him on top of having lost their daughter fifteen years earlier, is simply too much for her, and Mignon is mired in grief. She can't seem to get free of it. But she has friends, including a stranger who shows up unexpectedly and quickly ingratiates himself into her life.

     Before she can move on, she must decide about selling The Emerald Heart Hotel - but odd things have been happening around the property, and now her estranged sister-in-law has shown up uninvited, and Mignon is trusting them all less and less. Who has the most to gain from the sale of the property? How can she know? How can she make any decision when she isn't sure she can even trust herself?