when nell channing arrives on charming three sisters island she believes that shes finally found refuge from her abusive husbandand from the terrifying life she fled so desperately eight months agobut even in this quiet peaceful place nell never feels entirely at ease careful to conceal her true identity she takes a job as a cook at the local bookstore cafeand begins to explore her feelings for the island sheriff zack todd but there is a part of herself she can never reveal to himfor she must continue to guard her secrets if she wants to keep the past at bay one careless word one misplaced confidence and the new life shes created so carefully could shatter completelyjust as nell starts to wonder if shell ever be able to break free of her fear she realizes that the island suffers under a terrible curseone that can only be broken by the descendants of the three sisters the witches who settled the island back in 1692 and now with the help of two other strong gifted womenand with the nightmares of the past haunting her every stepshe must find the power to save her home her loveand herself