Abigail Freeman has lived all her life in the hills above Signal Bend, Missouri. Like the grandmother who raised her and taught her all she knew, Abigail leads a traditional, solitary life mostly outside the prickly borders of the modern world. Some call her a witch, some call her a freak, but others call her an old soul and a good woman, the kind of country-bred that'll drop everything to help a stranger. And just about everybody loves her pies.

Mel Lind has lived long enough in Signal Bend to be considered a local. A longstanding patch in the Night Horde MC, and lead electrician at Signal Bend Construction, he's built up a decent life for himself. After years of family obligation, he's glad to be living solo, no external expectations to shape himself around, no compromises, no burdens on his shoulders but his own.

When Abigail comes home to find her property ransacked, death and destruction in every direction, she knows it's too much for her to handle alone. So she calls the only help she feels she can trust: the Night Horde.

It's Mel who answers her call. That simple coincidence changes both their lives forever.

At the same time Abigail and Mel realize a bond is forming between them, the Horde discover a schism forming among them. When the club is in turmoil, Signal Bend suffers for it. That dark history has repeated several times.

This time, Mel has someone other than himself to keep safe. And Abigail needs him safe, too.