Sara Latimer's entire family has just died.
Sara moves to the family home she had just inherited, Witch Hill , only to find that she is shunned by her superstitious neighbors.
Matthew Hay, one of the few neighbors who will speak to her, explains that Sara's aunt was a powerful witch and that the townspeople fear that Sara is following in her footsteps.
Matthew and a girl named Tabitha are also witches, and they too believe that Sara has her aunt's powers--and that she is ready to be possessed by her aunt's waiting spirit.
Sara crumbles under the steady onslaught of Matthew and Tabitha's evil.
For a time, her love for local doctor Brian Standish keeps her sane, but Sara, bereft and injured, is losing the fight for her mind and soul.
As a Champion of Light, Colin MacLaren cannot allow Sara to be destroyed by Matthew Hay.
Even at the risk of his own soul, he will save Sara.