Lowen Ashleigh receives an assignment that will change her life: Jeremy, the new husband of Verity Crawford, one of the most important authors of the moment, hires her to finish the series of books on which his wife was working before suffering a serious accident that has left her in a coma. When Lowen moves into the couple's mansion to work with Verity's materials, he discovers a hidden autobiography in which Verity makes chilling confessions. Lowen decides to hide the manuscript from Jeremy, but as her feelings for him begin to intensify, she realizes that she could benefit from Jeremy reading his wife's words.