Bailey Randolph's summer soon takes an unexpected turn when she joins her beloved nanny Anna on a journey back home to New Orleans to care for Anna's dying mother.
Once there, Bailey discovers a hidden world of mysterious magic and age-old traditions, and a chance to find love in a thrilling summer romance with the one she is sure will fulfill her wildest dreams.
But all is not as it seems in the heartland of voodoo, and Bailey soon finds herself in a confrontation with a deadly enemy and quickly comes to learn that bitter feuds die hard. Faced with a difficult choice, she must rely on new-found allies, as she attempts to beat the devil at his own game.