Kristin Masterwood's mother was distantly related to the notorious Foxworth family - but she died when Kristin was a child, leving her daughter to wonder how the ancestral link might affect her. Now that Kristin is the sole possessor of Christopher's diary, his account of what really happened in the attic of the once lavish estate has her enthralled. Watching Christopher and his sister Cathy's forbidden love as it comes to life through the entries in the faded diary is overwhelming, and his shocking revelations about the family are more potent than she ever could have imagined.