Why should being murdered keep a girl from living it up a little? When Jerry Powell inherits a torn, bloodstained book of poetry he has no idea that it contains the soul of Anastasia Romanova; but when he accidentally awakens her ghost, he discovers that death hasn't dulled her sense of mischief and joy for life. Between driving across the continent to start a new job in a new city, fending off a shady Russian antiquities collector, and ignoring his worsening migraines, Jerry doesn't have time to cope with his undead royal houseguest. Unfortunately for him, time isn't on Jerry's side.