In the mid-1800's, a witch befriended a wealthy sea Captain's daughter, Clarisa. The witch tells her of the man she will marry. Back then, the marriage was arranged by the girl's parents. Unbeknownst to anyone, the witch fell in love with the same man and before the two were to wed the witch cursed Clarisa. Thus ending her life when she gave birth to her first-born child, a girl. For several generations after, the curse carried on, until it reached Catherine Habersham-Fairbanks, where both she and her daughter die. After their deaths, Catherine's husband, Morgan Fairbanks, an OB-GYN, learns that she was the last known heiress to the Morgan Estate in New Orleans, which he now inherits. Once he takes charge of the estate, things get really intense. He meets the spirit of his late wife's great-great grandmother, Cynthia Morgan, who is the spitting image of his beloved Catherine. At the same time, a very powerful man decides he wants the Morgan Estate for himself, and is willing to kill for it. It's now Cynthia and Morgan's story with yet one more crucial hitch, Michael Fairington, who had been done in by Cynthia's father, when he discovered her pregnancy.