In Summit, Utah, celebrated children's author Olivia Lake and her close friend, JC, attend a fete hosted by Michael O'Connor, a wealthy financier and neighbor who delivered seed money for Mosaic, a children's art workshop that's Olivia pet project. Bartending at the party is Joel, an aspiring artist who catches Olivia's wandering eye. Deciding to mentor the handsome young man, Olivia offers him lodging and a workspace at her home, a remote estate with picturesque views of the countryside. Michael and his associate, Tom Davis, are extremely interested in buying Olivia's property, and when she balks, they enlist a con man, Eric Neill, to convince her to sell.