Duncan MacKeage isn’t looking for any distractions. By staying focused on building roads and bridges up the mountain leading to a fancy resort overlooking Spellbound Falls, he wants to avoid family matters and the beautiful widow Peg Thompson. Duncan wants nothing to do with widow Thompson but is given the task of keeping an eye on her, and trouble follows.

Duncan’s caretaking ways get Peg’s attention and she quickly begins to desire this strong, hardworking, handsome man for herself. But due to a family curse, Peg fears that giving in to her stirring desire will mean killing off another lover. If Peg follows her heart, will she find the strength to break free of her black widow curse or fall victim to a fated affair that puts her and Duncan in danger?