The past can often haunt our dreams. real fear comes when the past reawakens.at only fifteen years old, wilhelmina heinrich is forced to leave germany, having brought shame on her family. accustomed to luxury, she endures illness, hardship, and loss with a perseverance she never knew she had. happiness eventually comes in the form of a husband and son, but life across the ocean is not always easy. left with little money and a bleak future, wilhelmina keeps her bible close and decides no matter the obstacle, she'll do anything to protect her son.sixty years later, charlotte palmer's dreams are haunted, but these are no ordinary dreams. she awakens in strange places where a ghostly woman awaits, yet each desperate word is lost in the wind. there is something familiar about this woman, though, and charlotte is determined to find out why.charlotte has a decision to make-either stand up for the spirit of her grandmother, a convicted serial killer of five innocent men, or leave it in the past where it belongs. but no matter the choice, if she isn't careful, charlotte may become victim number six.