Mystic Water, an enchanted Southern town where anything can happen, is sprinkling its magic on the unsuspecting assistant librarian, Emma Chase, who feels lost in a life of disappointment. Plagued with an everyday existence of past tragedies and regrets, Emma has relinquished her future to her job of sorting books in the library. Her only friend, as it seems, is head librarian, Mordecai Wallach, the sturdy father-figure who tries to right her floundering ship. One night after the library has closed, Emma hears voices coming from the archives section. She finds peculiar visitors who seem all too familiar, and she unexpectedly entangles herself in the long-held secrets of the library's magic. When Emma must take control of the library in Morty's absence, she realizes he hasn't been entirely honest with her. While trying to discover the truth, she comes face-to-face with James Grey, a handsome military man with a history of his own and an irresistible charm.While working to keep the library's magic from being discovered by the town, Emma struggles not to fall in love with James-the only one who can change the course of her life but whose time is running out. Just how far will the magic take her?