Easy going, twenty-year-old Janet Carter inherited money and property. Her nature and money made her a perfect wife for Gary Henley, a compulsive gambler. Eight years and two children later most of the inheritance is gone, except for a cabin and thirty-five acres on a rugged ridge in North Carolina. Gary orders her to mortgage or sell the property, and turn the money over to him. Janet stubbornly refuses; she is saving that money for their children's college.

When Gary's abuse becomes life threatening, Janet finds the courage to leave. She takes refuge in the mountain cabin left by her Grandmother, Adelaide Carter.

Janet expected a safe haven; instead, she has traded the fear of an abusive husband for the terror of a raw, unknown force. The journal that Adelaide left is a comfort but it also makes Janet more fearful. What did her grandmother mean by the words…cling steadfastly to goodness and right. It is the only way to win against the forces of the night. Now Janet's fight to stay alive is against more than Gary's Evil Intent.