Ever since Jesse Davison returned to her hometown, life has progressively gotten worse. The more she delves into her mother's death, the deeper the mystery gets. Her lover, Will, the only person she can trust, has been pressed into service by the Dream Merchant as a Collector—a soul sucking job Jesse didn't even know existed. And it turns out the dream bootleggers who have been operating out of her barn aren't just manufacturing dreams and stealing memories – they've found a way to control people's minds. Marsh, a childhood bully-turned realtor, is convinced he killed his boss. And now he's consumed by the desire to make Jesse his next victim.

Somehow, Jesse must find a way to free Will and put a halt to the bootleggers' scheme. Because the way things are going? This dream business is about to explode into a full scale war...