Is love blind, or a beast of convenience? Bailey, a simple farmer, has been tasked by a dead man to murder a dangerous warlock. While he follows the guidance of this otherworldly companion, Bailey finds himself alone in a scary new world. In the span of a few days, he falls in love with a stranger, which upsets the best-laid plans of the deceased. And Abigail appears to have dark plans of her own: How soon will she turn the tables upon the seemingly-innocent farm boy? The dead man should have known that trusting the living would be a losing proposition. Love is a pale road, for Death waits at the end.