THE PRECIOUS STONE OF GOOD FORTUNE DELIVERED HER INTO A DREADED HOUSE OF EVIL! Strange stories were told about the Fenton Garnet and the powers attributed to it. But even stranger was the proposal made by the mysterious James Cole to young Betsy Turner: to wear the fabled ring and impersonate its rightful owner, the woman to whom Betsy bore a striking resemblance - his wife, Gail Fenton Cole. Betsy couldn't resist the urge to place the ring on her finger... visit Fenton Castle dressed up in Gail's clothing... and meet Gail's grandparents. But once she saw the Garnet ring, it changed her life. She was ruled by it... her destiny somehow joined to the fate of the Fentons! Once she wore the garnet ring, she was cursed!