James Furlong is the last in a long line of Furlongs, each blessed or cursed with a supernatural power. He longs to discover his own, but his experiments lead only to death in his family. By the time he’s 10, James is the last Furlong.

Sent to a reformatory, he is bullied mercilessly. When a mysterious illness devastates his tormentors, James understands the terrible nature of his powers and flees.

Years pass. On the run from hospital, Mae (19) comes across James in his cottage deep in the woods. He’s terrified of harming her, but Mae isn’t afraid of this gentle, innocent stranger.

A passionate romance leads James on a journey back to civilization, and a final confrontation with Liam, sole survivor of the reformatory tragedy.