Heiress of Nowhere by Stacey Lee is a historical gothic mystery set in 1918 on Orcas Island, Washington, where orphan Lucy Nowhere, about to leave for college, finds her eccentric benefactor's severed head on the beach, sparking rumors of sea monsters and a curse, but Lucy, named his heiress, must uncover the human killer amidst rising suspicions and romantic entanglements to claim her identity and free the island from fear.