Keep the night at bay.

With England once again on the brink of war, brainy burlesque dancer Lilly Devine gambles on a dashing customer's proposition. She trades her scant sequins for tweed skirts to become the new governess to Gethin Taran's orphaned niece.

Arriving in a secluded Welsh valley, Lilly discovers a woefully neglected estate house and, within, her new pupil, Ceri. But Lilly is shocked by Ceri's uncanny resemblance to a girl she's long met in her nightmares. In sleep, Ceri and Lilly clasp hands and flee from the malevolent figure both call The Hunter. But is this shadowy stalker just a figment of their shared imagination...or a flesh and blood threat that walks the halls of Taran House?

Lilly vows to protect her young charge—waking and sleeping. Her unexpected challenge: to master her scorching attraction to Gethin, lest passion blind her to the real evil rooted in Taran Valley.