Meet the Eternal family, who have lived for centuries in Illinois. Rarely encountered in daylight, their children are curious and wild, while some of the old ones sleep in beds with lids. Now the house is being readied for a gala homecoming.

The fairy-tale life of Davita Kilcraig in late nineteenth century London turns into a nightmare when her stepsister Violet and the unsavoury Lord Mudesley cruelly use her to settle a score with the devastatingly handsome Marquis of Vange.

A community devoured by greed and fear. A man persecuted by the ghost of his painful past. A young woman searching for happiness. In one eventful week, each of them will face questions of life, death and power. Will they choose good or evil?