Win Adler is sixteen and has been struck down with a mystery illness, shattering the life she knew in Boston. When doctors can't find a cure, her father's last hope of recovery is to take her home to Hickory House, her mother's ancestral home in the woods in the old colonial town of Cedar Wood.Living with her Grandpa and older sister in a quaint town should be ideal, but Win soon discovers she lives at the heart of an old town ghost story, a tale of witchcraft and tragedy. And Win learns that her family is unusual, someone is watching the house, someone who knows her family's dark secrets. Win is starting to change, in more ways than one, she is getting stronger and faster as she learns more about her family's strange curse. A falcon follows Win around, watching her every move, protecting her, and warding off danger.She must unearth the secrets of her past to survive the fight of her life before she runs out of time.