Not all is well in Tacoma, Washington. And it appears the trouble has extended (or is centered on?) the area around Stephanie Hawthorn's hometown of Browns Point, Washington."There's something out there."Those words from her brother, a detective for Tacoma's police department, course through Stephanie head as she's held in the iron grip of a stranger. The karaoke music of the SandBar, just on the other side of the restroom door, hides her calls for help. Now she awaits her fate as she glares into her assailant's eyes-eyes that suddenly change in a frightening way...This is no ordinary stranger. This man who now holds her will forever change Stephanie's life and introduce her to a world she had no idea existed. A world where people are not always what they appear to be. A world she is shocked to discover her own father and brother belong to. A world that she herself will become a key part of.Stephanie and her newly found lover work together to track down the horrific creature that is killing innocent people in the area. But when tragedy takes a personal turn, she vows to stop at nothing to get vengeance.