SCRATCH. PURR. Night after night, the soft cat noises drifted through the isolated A-frame where bestselling author Dee Conner retreated to write her romances. Was it just another harmless prank by one of her fans, or was it something much more sinister... and deadly?

SCRATCH. PURR. Carl Garrett, the fourth bodyguard hired to protect Dee, immediately recognized the sounds for what they were: demon sounds. Garrett was one of the few survivors of the hushed-up events in Ruger County, and he knew all too well that the Lord of Darkness would not make the same mistake twice.

The battle was just beginning—a battle of nerves as well as strength. One man would face off against the most terrifying evil of all...