Marie-Ange Hawkins has the kind of childhood that most people dream of
- freedom love & security in a beautiful old French chateau. But when she is just eleven a tragic accident marks the end of her idyllic life. Orphaned & alone she is sent to America to live with her great-aunt on a farm in Iowa where she is forced to work while dreaming of returning to her beloved chateau. Only the friendship of a local boy Billy Parker offers comfort & hope. When an unexpected visitor brings some startling news she returns to France & meets the Chateau's new owner the Comte Bernard de Beauchamp
- a dashing widower who invites her into his home & his heart. For a time they enjoy a magical life together until Marie-Ange hears a shocking story so chilling that she can scarcely believe it. Not even her dear friend Billy can help her now As the darkness gathers around her she must find the courage to take one last desperate step to save her loved ones...and herself.