She fled from the abyss of betrayal – into the arms of terror.

The huge, rough-hewn mansion called the Barn House loomed lonely on the endless, bleak horizon when Molly Bradford first gazed upon it. It was a moment filled with both excitement and icy unease of the unknown. Here was a place thousands of miles from her disastrous marriage and from the handsome husband whom she knew she should hate, but whose iron will and tender touch still broke down her resistance. Here were old friends, who could help her heal her shattered life.

But instead of safety, Molly found a macabre maze of danger. Instead of trusted friends, she found suspicious strangers. And instead of freedom from the man she both detested and desired, she found herself in his grip again, this time with no escape… except the grave….