Until the Day Dawns

The small coastal town, Grand Anse Isle once known as Lafitte
Cove, had become the most lauded vacation spot on the coast of
Louisiana. For centuries it had been the destination spot for the
rich and famous, crème de la crème of New Orleans high society who
flocked to its shores to either jumpstart the city's festive carnival season or
to usher in the Lenten season with a grand finale ball at the infamous Hotel
Mystic owned by the Dumonde family. The Hotel was once the home of
the notorious French privateer Jean Lafitte and his creole wife Marise, and
is shrouded in a century-old curse. Decades later, Rex Winston's greatgreat
granddaughter Raven Winston-Kadell leaves the safety of her family's
remote Virginia tobacco farm, a failed marriage, and a legacy that spans
generations only to discover her family's secrets are buried deep in the sandy
shores of Louisiana when she decides to resurrect the ruins of the Hotel to
its original splendor as an event venue, Chateau Chantilly. Raven cannot
help but wonder whether the antique gold timepiece she inherited from
her father has something to do with her misfortunes and good fortunes as
she begins a new life in Grand Anse Isle.