Raven Mulligan thinks herself a rebel. Her attendance at college is often interrupted by treks into the mountains near her home, and her parents' disappointment only strengthens her resolve. But when she ventures out to the logging camp early one morning, she comes face to face with a monster she never imagined might really exist, a monster with the face of a man and a thirst for her blood.

But monsters are not the only thing lurking in the Ruby Woods. When a well-dressed stranger emerges from the trees and promises to save her life, he leaves her with a single, overwhelming desire:

She wants more.