An expert in artifacts, Georgia Chambers, is lucky enough to take part in the assessment of a rare French porcelain. The offer comes from an unfamiliar client—a handsome, wealthy widower, James—who invites her to the coast of the Gulf of Mexico to uncover the history of the rare find together. Georgia’s family lives there as well: her sister, with whom contact has been cut off for ten years; an emotionally ill mother; and her grandfather, a beekeeper named Ned. Searching for the rare porcelain leads Georgia to the solution of a mystery from Ned’s past—and her family’s.