Cambio Bay, in the shadow of the Sierra Madre, is rich in mystic heritage and Indian legend. When a fierce mudslide washes out the California freeway, an odd assortment of travellers find haven in Cambio Bay, at the mysterious Miss Luisa's guest house. While fleeing killers, Iris Latham and her daughter, Bonnie meet an odd assortment of travelers at Miss Luisa's Guest House in Cambio Bay and are drawn into the mysterious web of the house and into a mystery reaching back into American Indian legend