Three stories in one. THE DREAM: For five generations Crosslyn Rise has been the very heart of one of Massachusetts's finest families. But now the once-majestic estate, and the people it's touched, is being torn apart. Jessica Crosslyn was prepared for the bittersweet challenge of saving her family's home - but she wasn't prepared to add insult to injury by sharing the project with a man she loathed. Yet Carter Malloy refused to back away from the job. THE DREAM UNFOLDS: Builder Gideon Lowe and interior designer Christine Gillette share a dream - to develop the estate into the most elegant condominium community on the Atlantic seaboard. But that dream is all they share. They mix like oil and water. He calls her a spoiled prima donna and she pegs him for an arrogant chauvinist. THE DREAM COMES TRUE: For Nina Stone, Crosslyn Rise represents the ultimate coup in her real estate career. There's no limit to what she can do for the secluded complex with her aggressive sales ideas. No limit, that is, except one. John Sawyer. He's a laid-back bookseller, but he's also an investor in Crosslyn Rise. One who refuses to jump on Nina's fast track.