Fleeing an abusive childhood, Judith Rice escapes to the forests of southern Georgia, where she finds refuge in a decaying, haunted house and slowly remakes herself as a healer. Over thirteen years, she builds a fragile peace by tending the land and its spirits—until a mysterious, unsettling woman arrives and awakens long-buried desires and violent impulses. Forced to confront her past and the darkness in her bloodline, Jude must choose between the life she’s built and the legacy she fears inheriting.