Shanice Pierce knows better than to heed bad omens. But she has a hard time ignoring the signs when she finds herself newly single and out of a job on the same seemingly cursed day. Then, while cleaning out her grandmotherâs house, Shanice comes across a painting she hasnât seen in years. Drawn to the haunting portrait in a way she can't explain, Shanice accepts her grandmotherâs offer to keep the family heirloom. She soon uncovers the story of the artist, a Harlem Renaissance painter named Estelle Johnson. The young woman was taken under wing by the wealthy art patron Maude Bachmannâor âGodmotherâ as she insisted her artists called herâand vanished shortly after Bachmannâs brutal murder a century ago. As Shanice digs deeper, a paranoia thatâs haunted her for years returns. She becomes convinced sheâs being stalked, and that the deaths happening around her are connected to the staggering offer she turned down for the painting. But the truth hiding in plain sight is even more shockingâand deadlyâthan Shanice could possibly have imagined...