Set in contemporary New Orleans, brimming with the city's sultry heat and shifting currents of old magic and new love, the novel takes us into the heart of an exotic world. As ageless as the tides, beautiful antiques dealer Ariane Bragonier is a woman with a secret. She lives for two things: love...and revenge. Dr. Cole Herlihy is a man with a dream. But only something truly groundbreaking can save his life's work on the study of aging--such as the reason Ariane Bragonier looks exactly like a socialite who disappeared back in 1926. Caught between two worlds, Cole and Ariane seek the answer to an ancient riddle on the beautiful, dangerous streets of modern-day New Orleans. As they are pursued by a deadly stranger, they must lay Ariane's past to rest and find a future of freedom, justice, and love.