Adopted as a small child, Willow Malone has spent a lifetime battling the unknown. When she finds out she's pregnant, she can't deny the curiosity she has about her childhood-about her biological parents and where she came from. With the help of her fiancé, Detective Trace McCall, she begins a trip back in time in search of the answers she can no longer live without. Thirty-one years ago, a small community was put through a night of terror. Unbeknownst to her, Willow was at the center of that terror. Time has not healed, and evil hearts have not forgotten. Willow's life begins to unravel. Terror fills her nightmares and her reality, and eventually she finds herself in a fight just to stay alive.