Beth's husband is gone. Lily, her baby daughter, is all she has left. Shattered, Beth is left alone to pick up the pieces of her crumbling life amidst the heart-breaking questions of a scared and bereaved child. Nonetheless, Beth grits her teeth and makes a vow to her beloved deaughter, "You will never be alone, Baby. Mommy will always be here to protect you." But when Beth and her daughter move to a new home, strange things begin to happen. An unseen spectre watches them amongst the dark crevices of the night. Its vile malevolence festers by the minute. It thirsts for pain. It craves for blood. It lusts for vengeance. Beth sees the signs, but ignores them all. She chalks them up to the fatigue of moving to a new home. Until one fateful night when baby Lily suddenly goes missing. Beth's only clue is a vague message etched onto Lily's bedroom mirror, "A life for a life." The clock is ticking fast. The life of Beth's only daughter hangs in the balance. Can Beth keep her promise? Can she really keep her baby daughter safe? - Kim Napolitano (Goodreads Review) - John Rinaldi (Goodreads Review)