When Cora and her younger sister, Mimi, are sent to stay with their great Auntie Ida in an isolated village in 1958, they discover that they are in danger from a centuries-old evil and, along with village boys Roger and Peter, strive to uncover the horrifying truth before it is too late.

Arriving in the turbulent and exciting city of Los Angeles just at the turn of the 20th century, Kit Shannon dreams of a future as a lawyer. Drawn into the upper-class world, Kit feels a burning desire to seek justice for the poor and oppressed, and in the courtroom is forced to confront an attack against the Christian faith she holds dear.