Geordie Holt has been to college, traveled the world, and hung with the rich and famous. What she hasnt done is find a direction for her life. And her father has given her an ultimatum: settle down and get a job, or hell get one for her. She loves photography and she loves Newport, so a job as a photographer on a renovation project seems like the perfect choice.Restoration architect Bruce Stafford has discovered a forgotten mansion, fallen into ruin as an abandoned boardinghouse. Gilbert House is just the kind of challenge he enjoys, and hes managed to assemble some of the best young craftspeople in the business.Except for one. The historical society has sent an airheaded intern to serve as project photographer. And when he learns Geordie is not an intern but a paid member of the team, taken on as a favor to one of their supporters, hes livid.Humiliated, Geordies first impulse is to run, but shes come to love Gilbert House and its history. This is where she wants to be. Its time to face her fears and insecurities and stand up to Bruce and her father. Its time to stop running. Geordie Holt has come home for good.