After a sudden collapse at work, sous-chef Kelly Matlock decides to recuperate and reevaluate her life at her sister's house in Virgin River, where she meets a lumberjack-looking screen writer, Lief Holbrook, but this handsome widower's bratty teenage daughter could prevent the attraction from turning into a real relationship.

"In December 2003, Luke Ryder, the stepfather of acclaimed filmmaker Guy Howard, was found dead in the garden of their suburban family home. Guy was only a child, asleep upstairs at the time of the murder. His mother and two half sisters were also in the house that night -- but all swear they saw nothing. Despite a high-profile police investigation and endless media attention, no suspect was ever charged, and Guy's family has been haunted ever since....

In this novel based on the story of Cinderella, Ella struggles against the childhood curse that forces her to obey any order given to her.

Four stepsiblings travel through time and space to help a scatterbrained phoenix gather the materials she needs to hatch her egg.