Alexa Chambers includes a flair for design, an eyesight for art — and a reputation in tatters. A specialist in Artwork Deco, she blew the whistle with an employer who was offering fakes to wealthy customers. Her payoff? No job and no leads. Now she works a shop in her hometown of Avalon, Az — a hot spot for crystal devotees and sunset gazers. But gutsy, lively Alexa does not have any intention of sitting still. She’s prepared to take risks to repair her profession…and she secretly consults on an exquisite deco about Attention of the Beholder collection being installed at the brand new Avalon Resorts. Her system might just function — if she can steer clear of the resort’s owner, the enigmatic and possibly harmful J. L. Trask.

Alexa was a scared teenager the last time she saw Trask, the man who accused her stepfather of murder. Insisting his dad’s fatal motor vehicle accident had been no accident, Trask vowed 1 day he’d come back to Avalon for revenge. Now, twelve years later on, their meeting is inevitable. Their appeal is instant. And their likelihood of bliss are infinitesimal.

Trask really wants to piece together the past with Alexa’s help — and get closer to this dazzling deco diva. Alexa wants to safeguard her family — and figure out Trask’s true motivations. But when a killer emerges in the shadows, they have no choice but to team up to resolve a deadly crime from long ago.