Nobody had to tell Sylvie Peabody that some things were beyond human understanding. After all, she was a witch--a white witch of uncommon power. But even she was powerless to explain the nightmare that gripped the little town of Stagwater whenever the full moon approached. Was it really possible that a werewolf was stalking the Louisiana night?

And was it pure coincidence that the horror had begun when the very mysterious Rand Garner bought that crumbling old estate on the edge of town? He was a man without a past and Sylvie knew she must not fall prey to his lethal charm and animal grace. And yet nothing could keep her away from him--not even her rising terror...