Ashdown House, now a pile of cinders and regret, was once the home of a daughter of a king. In 1662 the Winter Queen is on her deathbed. She entrusts a pearl that is rumored to have magical powers to her cavalier William. In his grief he places the pearl at the center of the Ashdown Estate which he constructs. Years later rumors of hidden treasure lead to the destruction of the estate. Now Holly Ansell searches for her brother who went missing researching this mystery from so long ago.