Melanie Middleton has grown accustomed to renovating old houses, but she never imagined she'd have to renovate her own life to include her estranged mother. Ginnette Prioleau Middleton left Charleston thirty-five years ago. Now she's received an ominous premonition and rushed to Charleston to protect the daughter she's never really known.

Melanie never wanted to see her mother again, but with some prodding from her partner, Jack Trenholm, she begins to rebuild their relationship. Together Melanie and Ginnette buy back their old home. They wouldn't be surprised to unearth a few ghosts, but what they find is a vengeful dark spirit whose strength has been growing for decades. Long-buried secrets will have to come to light before what's left of Melanie's family can be saved.