Jasmine Delacourt has just left a two-year relationship after her girlfriend cheated on her. She is determined to live a solitary life and never trust another woman with her heart again. Looking for a new beginning in a new place, she purchases a vintage house in New York. Charming but dilapidated, the house requires the frequent services of a local renovation and repair company. The owner of the company-whose unhealthy habits have led to orders from his doctor-grudgingly turns over the business to Shaughnessy Callahan, his niece-by-marriage, a gorgeous redhead who is handy with a hammer, currently unattached, and determined to stay that way. Within days of meeting Shaughnessy, Jasmine receives a vague and threatening note, and is approached by a man in town who asks bewildering questions. Two days later the man turns up dead. While news of the murder shakes the town, Jasmine tries to bury her fears (and her growing attraction to Shaughnessy) in work. Frightening clues in Jasmine's house point to a past that is tied to the murder, and Shaughnessy and Jasmine work to solve the mystery before anyone else-including them-can be hurt or killed because of it. Whatever past secrets the old house is hiding, the intrigue and danger surrounding them are still very much alive. Avoiding danger, collecting clues and solving a murder is not exactly the perfect setting for two women intent on avoiding complications to find romance with one another. Then again, maybe it is. This charming romance is just over 40,000 words long.