Alexis VauDeen has just finished high school and is almost ready to face the world outside of her comfortable Island home when a stranger arrives bringing with him the allure of mystery and perhaps even romance...... Joshua has survived decades with his dark secrets, hunted by men and searching for the girl who has haunted his dreams...... When the two collide, only time will tell if the evil of their sordid past can allow them to survive and hope for a future.