As a child Gretchen's twin sister was taken by a witch-like monster in the woods. Ever since Gretchen & her brother Ansel have felt the long branches of the witch's forest threatening to make them disappear too. When their stepmother casts Gretchen & Ansel out as teens they stumble upon a sleepy Southern town & are invited to stay with Sophia Kelly at her sweet shop. Sophia moulds candied magic: coveted treats that inspire confidence bravery & passion. Life seems idyllic & Gretchen & Ansel finally start to forget their haunted past
- until Gretchen meets handsome local outcast Samuel who gives Gretchen a reason to fear Sophia: girls have been vanishing at Sophia's annual chocolate festival taken by the insatiable 'witch' of Gretchen's nightmares. Can Gretchen save herself the girls of Live Oak & Sophia?? Of one thing Gretchen is certain: a monster is coming & it will never go away hungry.