Psychologically scarred from traumatic events in her teen years, young librarian Sylvia Marshall reunites with her long-lost childhood sweetheart and worries that her odd habits, weird obsessions, and scandalous past might thwart their budding romance. Her concerns grow deeper when she learns that he has secrets as well. Then, an unexpected turn of events throws them all into a whirlwind of mystery, danger, and intrigue as her very life is threatened by an old enemy whose identity is an enigma.
She learns that her near hermit-like lifestyle had been preventing her from experiencing many of the most profound pleasures of life. But, just when her appreciation for love, relationships, family, and friends becomes most promising, all is thrown into jeopardy. Sylvia faces dark basements, threatening notes and phone calls, as well the stalking of a strange disfigured villain who lurks in the shadows. She gets through it all with the help of her handsome lover, a diligent small-town sheriff, and a hero horse who loves her with a devotion surpassing human understanding.