"When Alyson has a chance encounter with an old family friend, she is given a journal written by her mother--a woman she has never met before. Who is Abigail Rawlings and why does she believe Aly is her daughter?

Gerhad Rawlings made a scarred promise of allegiance to the forces of evil--not only for himself, but for his heir, Julian. An accord that could not be broken. Blood ties run deeper than tree roots--sometimes too deep.

As the darkness begins to insinuate itself into the marrow of their bones, paths would need to be chosen, alliances formed and long buried truths revealed.

Can Alyson learn to embrace the shadow, knowing that if there is a shadow, then there is also light?" ( )