Eve Bunting is the acclaimed author of more than two hundred books for young readers, including numerous novels. She lives in Pasadena, California.

In early-nineteenth century Scotland, sixteen-year-old Josie, an orphan, is sent to live with an aunt and uncle on the rocky, stormy northwest coast. Everything and everyone in her new surroundings, including her relatives, is sinister, threatening, and mysterious. Shes told that Eli, the young man shes attracted to, is forbidden to her, but not why. Spirited, curious, and determined, Josie sets out to learn the villages secrets and discovers evil, fueled by heartless greed, as well as a ghostly presence eager for revenge. An authors note gives the historical inspiration for this story.