Frances Welty, the formerly best-selling romantic novelist, arrives at Tranquillum House nursing a bad back, a broken heart, and an exquisitely painful paper cut. She?s immediately intrigued by her fellow guests. Most of them don?t look to be in need of a health resort at all. But the person that intrigues her most is the strange and charismatic owner/director of Tranquillum House. Could this person really have the answers Frances didn?t even know she was seeking? Should Frances put aside her doubts and immerse herself in everything Tranquillum House has to offer ? or should she run while she still can? It?s not long before every guest at Tranquillum House is asking exactly the same question.