"… a girl as white as snow and red as blood with hair as black as night..."
-- Grimm

Blanche Brier is alone for the summer in New York City, separated from her family.  And her summer job inadvertantly brings her a jealous enemy and unsuspected terror. She finds temporary shelter with seven friars, but it's not clear to Blanche how she can escape the evil that's stalking her.

After Bear and his brother, Ben (a.k.a. "Fish"), discover that Blanche is missing, they cut-short their European trip and begin to scour New York City looking for Blanche.  But the same malevolence that is lurking over Blanche seems to be hunting them as well. With the lively help of the seven friars, Blanche struggles to sort out the ominous and apparently disconnected events that continue to build until it seems that all hope is gone.  Yet during this time, the desires of her heart are being clarified - and so are Bear's.

A black night.  Honest faith.  Tested love.

Ages 14 and up.