Katy ran swiftly through the brush near the river. Her heart was pounding with fear, and she could hear the barking of the bloodhounds as they drew closer. Was she to die, alone, in this foreign land at the hands of a tyrannical baroness? Time was running out. * * * Leaving England under a cloud of suspicion and murder, a young baroness travels to Texas to begin anew. However, it is not long before Annabelle's true nature is revealed. For the peaceful residents living along the Neches River, evil has come-in its purest form. Only a few, led by a gypsy woman, offer hope to save the blood of the innocent and bring an end to Annabelle's reign of terror.