In the Black Forest of Germany, where no one dares venture, lies a castle whose stones have long been forgotten by God.
When Bridget, a woman of fiery hair and a heart of restless longing, seeks refuge within its walls, she steps into a world that tests the boundaries of her faith and the extent of the darkness she thought she knew.
The mistress of the castle is a woman of impossible beauty and boundless cruelty; her companion, a man who seems to despise each breath he takes.
Within those walls, love and damnation walk hand in hand. As desire and longing stir both past and present, hatred and fear threaten to topple it all as the line between salvation and ruin begins to fade.