The Crayne family has been decimated by a terrible wasting sickness. Only Josiah and his little sister remain. Now a visit from a fearful apparition has marked Josiah as the next to die, and he fears for the safety of the child in his care.August Walker returns home to investigate the tragedy that's befallen the Craynes... and to confront the ghosts of the past. Painful memories of a friend's death plague him, along with the sexuality he's long kept hidden. It may prove too much for him to bear - especially when he begins to suspect this man marked for death might very well return his affections.