After man lonely years, Abby’s just gotten married—a recently widowed dentist—when he arrived in town with his young daughter, seeking a new start. Although it’s strange living in the shadow of her predecessor, Abby does her best to be a good wife and mother. But the more she learns about her new husband’s first wife, the more things don’t add up. And Abby starts to wonder … was Sheila’s really by natural causes? As Abby sinks deeper into confusion, Sheila’s memory seems to become a force all its own ensnaring Abby in a mystery that leaves her obsessed, fascinated, and desperately in love for the first time in her life.