After her mother is murdered, Elizabeth's Irish grandmother casts a spell summoning a Dark Hero from the Gothic Romances Elizabeth devours. When a beguiling Irishman appears at their cottage one magic summer eve, he seems to be everything Elizabeth longs for in a hero, but Donovan is much more than she bargained for when she said 'I do'. Once they arrive on his isolated estate, Elizabeth fears her new husband is courting madness. She struggles with his dark moods, his disguises and their growing estrangement. If that weren't enough for a young bride, she has troubles of her own. Tormented by guilt, dark memories of her mother's murder, and a malevolent ghost cursed by her ancestor, Elizabeth is forced to embrace her Druidic heritage and confront the disturbing secrets hidden in her soul. The price of honesty may be too steep; if Donovan learns her horrifying secrets, Elizabeth may lose his love forever.