* As a child, Ariel McPherson was warned about a ferocious creature thatallegedly stalked the forest near her family's summer cottage during the fullmoon. But surely those were merely stories meant to warn a little girl ofdangers that lurk in any wood? When her adult world collapses, Ariel takesrefuge in the cottage. Forced to go on an errand of mercy during a night of thefull moon, Ariel finds legend crashing into reality. She meets a mysteriousstranger, Louvel, in the forest. He will not allow her to see his face, butstill strangely captures her heart. Then Ariel's life is shattered by amysterious death; secrets are revealed and suspicions raised. Ariel's search foranswers endangers her own life. Louvel may possess powers that can protect andhelp her...or he may a beast more fearsome than any found in a fairytale.