Introduction: Cilla McGowan, a former child star, has found a more satisfying life restoring homes. So she comes to Virginia鈥檚 Shenandoah Valley to save the dilapidated farmhouse that once belonged to her grandmother鈥攁 legendary actress who died of an overdose more than thirty years ago. Plunging into the project with gusto, Cilla鈥檚 almost too busy and exhausted to notice her neighbor, graphic novelist Ford Sawyer. Determined not to carry on the family tradition of ill-fated romances, Cilla steels herself against Ford鈥檚 quirky charm, though she can鈥檛 help indulging in a little fantasy. But it鈥檚 reality that holds its share of dangers for Cilla. A cache of unsigned letters found in the attic points to a mysterious romance in her grandmother鈥檚 life鈥攁nd may be the catalyst for a frightening, violent assault. And if Cilla and Ford are unable to sort out who is targeting her and why, she may, like her world-famous grandmother, be cut down in the prime of her life....