After a listless pioneer woman's husband dies under strange circumstances, his mysterious brother arrives to take his place, and she must uncover the horrifying truth behind her lust for the new life she's been handed.

SYNOPSIS:

Emmeline Allender hates her life. Her farm is failing. Her husband Ambrose is a dud. She can see the rest of her life laid out for her and it fills her with dread. But it’s the 1880s, and her options are to live it out, or leave and… die of exposure? Roam the wilderness? She has no hope for change, so she trudges onward mired in hatred and guilt.

One day, Ambrose leaves for the train station to pick up his brother Levi, who will help on the isolated Allender farm. Ambrose never returns. A stranger knocks on her door with an announcement of Ambrose’s death and an offer of marriage. This is Levi, Ambrose’s ruggedly handsome and surprisingly capable brother.

Emmeline knows not to look a gift horse in the mouth. But perhaps she should have. Levi’s mysterious arrival brings strange and terrible occurrences. He never eats. He’s running from his own secrets. And he’s done the unthinkable to have Emmeline. A Shadowy Figure stalks Emmeline, punishing her for her ungrateful thoughts. Blinded by lust and haunted by her newfound happiness, Emmeline must break free from the safety of her dangerous relationship and embrace the terror of freedom.