Crystal was dumped in the bay by a drunk husband who thought he had killed her. She found shelter and real love and she and he built a financal empire and renovated a town dying of poverty.
For centuries a secret cult of women has used the magical properties of an amulet to make themselves beautiful, rich and powerful. When their queen dies, the amulet disappears in its quest to find, or be found by, a new owner. A thousand miles away, a fat, teen nerd finds a shiny bauble lying in some mud.
I was supposed to be out late, but my plans became cancelled. My sister was supposed to be home alone bored, but she was having a slumber party. Now I was stuck in my room bored and my sister was having fun with her two friends. My night didn't stay that way.