Ava Zajaczkowski is no stranger to tragedy. After being orphaned as a teenager, her marriage of ten years sadly disintegrated before her eyes. Her last remaining relative, her beloved Aunt Virginia, shockingly dies of a sudden heart attack leaving Ava devastated and alone.

With Aunt Virginia’s death comes an opportunity, as her last remaining relative, Ava is gifted her aunt’s entire estate, a huge Victorian mansion in the center of Syracuse, New York.

With the help of her Aunt Virginia’s best friend Amber and her daughter Fiona, Ava is given a built-in support system and a new job.

This is Ava’s fresh start, a chance to get things right, or is it? She ordinarily makes friends so easily, but at every turn Ava is being treated rather strangely. The women at the gym seem to have an immediate grudge against her. Her coworkers act strangely. Mysterious packages start showing up at her house. She feels like she is being watched. She begins to suspect there is more to Aunt Ginny’s death than meets the eye.

The only place that Ava seems to be getting it right is on the romance front. At work Ava is swept off her feet by the charming Coal Blake who pulls her into a whirlwind romance to rival any Cinderella story. He promises to help her sort out the mystery of Aunt Virginia’s death and the odd happenings, but do second chances at happiness really exist?