Bernice Hall has not had an easy life. With both parents dead in a shipwreck, she and her brother Henry have been raised by their horrible uncle Albert. When he dies, they are free to leave and start their lives anew.
With an invitation to come out West from Amos Chapman, the local blacksmith, things seem set to improve. However, things aren’t as idyllic as they seem.
Who is the strange man in the woods who scares Bernice so?
Will Amos’ mother ever learn to like Bernice and Henry?
Will Bernice escape from her captors’ clutches while Amos searches desperately for her?
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