I've always been a fan of Barbara Erskine and this book doesn't disappoint.

Jess woke up one morning on her bed with her clothes torn and bruises all over her but she can't remember what happened. She knows what has been done to her but she doesn't remember who / what / how. She needed to get away and so she ran to her sister's haunted home, Ty Bran (Wales). Her sister, however, is visiting a friend in Italy.

Approximately two thousand years ago, the valley where Ty Bran is located is a site of slaughter where the Romans defeated Caradoc and his men. Whilst in the act of escape, Cerys (Caradoc's wife), Eigon (his eldest daughter), and few other female companions were violated by some Roman soldiers. Whilst Caradoc, Cerys, & Eigon were taken as prisoners to Rome, Eigon's younger siblings were left behind on their own.

Jess is haunted by visions of Eigon & Glads, Eigon's sister. Added to that, she is being stalked & her life threatened. As friends & family converged to protect her, Jess was carried away in her visions in following Eigon's life story.