Charlotte Mallory has all the things she thought she never would - a booming career as a romance novelist, a picturesque ranch home in West Texas, and a child that doctors told her she'd never be able to bear. But what happened that night Malachi was conceived is impossible for her to explain, and the ways in which it changed her life are not all for the better. Her son is different. His needs are different. To provide for him, Charlotte must do things that would make her a monster in the eyes of the world if anyone ever found out about them. But if Malachi ever finds out about the world outside the ranch where she keeps him hidden away, the carnage will be even more catastrophic.