As a young girl in India, Susanna Pleydell first becomes aware of her special gifts of healing. But she puts aside her dream of helping others when she meets the dashing Aubrey St. Clare. Back home in Victorian London, Susanna, now married, finds St. Clare has a weakness for opium and the occult. Worse, he falls in with Damien Adair, a sinister physician who controls him in ways that are frightening, often terrifying, to her. When tragedy strikes, Susanna holds Damien responsible. But she cannot forget him. He haunts her dreams. . .and holds the key to the most sinister secret of all! "A great story and a great mystery as well!" (B-O-T Editorial Review Board)