Melanie Donavan is in love with writing, in love with the charming borrowed cottage on Swan Lake, and is accompanied by part of her beloved collection of vintage purses and designer shoes.

When a surprisingly cute guy knocks on her screen door one morning, could it be romance knocking? She has heard echoes of the young musician’s singing from across the lake. Nor she’s curious to visit the camp where he is living. Is it a scout or drama camp, a spa or rehab? It turns out to be a private estate. It’s lovely and surprising, as is Jason’s charming eccentric grandmother Lillie. And then there is Mike his sexy bad boy half brother.

Melanie is fascinated by the lifestyle of wealth and its secrets, one of which involves the blonde mermaid girl she has befriended beside the wooded shoreline.

When Melanie came to the lake she was puzzling out her novel, discovering she now has to figure out her feelings for Jason, his half brother and the question of a young girls mysterious death.