Whistling Tor is a place of secrets, a mysterious, wooded hill housing the crumbling fortress owned by Anluan-a chieftain whose name is spoken throughout the region in shades of revulsion and bitterness. A curse is situated over Anluan’s family members and his people, as well as the woods themselves hold a perilous force whose every whisper threatens doom.

Then the young scribe Caitrin appears in Anluan’s garden, admiring the rare plant known as heart’s blood. Retained to evaluate entangled family files, Caitrin brings about unexpected changes in family members, casting a hopeful light against the despairing shadows.

But even as Caitrin brings solace to Anluan, and the promise of something more between them, he continues to be in thrall to the darkness surrounding Whistling Tor. To free Anluan’s burdened spirit, Caitrin must unravel the net of sorcery woven by his ancestors before it statements his life-and their like .